Chickasaw Collector's Puck On Sale Today -- Anybody In?

Remember a few months ago, these things were the greatest thing since sliced bread. Now, almost complete silence. It's pretty amazing when you think about it. Is anybody getting it?

 

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Not me. I'm picking up the designs I really love, and that's not one of them. I am, however, torn about getting collector VB matte versions versus PL or DMPL bullion. I wonder the ratio of PL to non-PL bullion. Some of the bullion I've seen looks kind of ratty. Think about the upcoming Hawaiian volcano...and continue dreaming the mint would do a real proof

 

I am going to pick up a few of the "p" mint one's from the mint. The mintage of them is much less then the bullion versions and i don't have to deal with coins being cherry picked.
The mint might not have had enough time to mint the full amount of the Chickasaw before 2012 making it a potential winner.

 

no this is the only hockey puck im gettin

 

If the mint would do a proof, I would definately buy them!!

 

I have been it it since the beginning. I'm afraid to not buy.
The mintages on these things get lower with each issue.
If the interest comes back, the prices will go way up there.

 

I am going to pass. Got my eye on something else. TC

 

I'm still playing catch up.

 

I'm wondering if we're seeing another "first spouse" phenomenon happening with these. I hope so, because I have bunches of them....and sadly I bought some with silver in the high 30's.

 

It's been more than a few months, it's been a year-plus!

People bought all versions of the pucks when the mintage was low and a delayed period of difficultly obtaining them created buzz and demand for the must-have-its willing to pay a lot. Silver was moving up too back then and it was smart move to buy while you watched spot rise and waited for your coins to arrive. A lot of people flipped pucks early for fast bucks. It's not uncommon hype activity that comes with all the newest stuff in the greater US modern coin collectors focus, e.g. A25 sets later in the same year.

Now if people are silent and passing on the chance to buy/invest/collect in these coins, they are missing the potential to get coins that are easy to come by. Coins which have poor sales performance and may fall in the lower, if not to the lowest, mintage ranges of the series after a few years. So down the road as the coins start building a collector base, getting a solid picture of their sales records for various grades, TPG populations and errors figured out, etc... there may be collectibles here that again carry a premium due to demand and limited supply.

The point I am making is don't over look the potential of buying something when no one else wants it because the market can always change and later on be so much harder to justify paying more for the very thing you could have bought retail when it was readily available. I'm not placing a prediction here that suggest the pucks 'will' fare better in the next few years, but don't be surprised if they do and the chance passes by the scores of people who have scorned the collectors and these coins since the hysteria over them started-- that was when not everyone could get them and a lot of mudslinging and finger-pointing at others who did manage to get the coins brought on a lot of hatred of this series. I personally feel that that sentiment is rife and continues to linger with peoples neglect of this series, which is why my opposing view that there may be potential in these coins in the future is stronger than most others. Just my 2¢

 

Actually, the first collector's puck (Hot Springs) went on sale on April 28, 2011, so it hasn't quite been 10 months yet.

I agree anything can happen in the future with these things. As they say, sometimes it's good to buy some things when nobody else wants them and it's good to sell them when everybody else wants them. Very often, the contrarian approach is the corrrect path to take.

I have been purchasing these, however, based upon whether I like the design of the various coins or what they represent. To date, I have Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Mount Hood and Glacier. Despite the fact Hot Springs was the first coin of the series, I didn't get it because the design is ugly (the fountain looks like Homer Simpson's pants) and the park itself is pretty underwhelming.

Also, I have no personal interest in Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Chickasaw. I might get Olympic if I can find it at a really good price.

I have no personal interest in any of the 2012 releases, so I will just be happy to have the 2012 silver quarters proof set, as those coins look much better than the collector's pucks anyway. If only they could get the same finish and production quality on the collector's pucks.

 

Collector enthusiasm for the "P" coins paled in comparison to the bullion pucks. I felt it rode mostly on the wings of the bullion puck hysteria which is more to what I was including in my comment about the length of time. It extended back into the fall of 2010 when orders were being taken for bullion pucks that many 'collectors' snapped up. Plenty of bullion pucks were immediately slabbed and graded under a collectors premise. Both bullion pucks and numis"P"ucks are collectibles to many interested, or previous interested, in this coin series, hence my comment.

I totally agree that we should always collect what we like and try not to play these things like investments. A lot of folly and error can be won trying to do that with coins, especially new modern coins with mintages that are by no means 'rare'.

I thought I was going to like the Hawaii volcano coin but the small-sized (normal) quarter left me underwhelmed. I was hoping for the drama of the Mt. Hood, by far my favorite design, with heavy sculpted relief on the mountain. Just love the way that feels, like holding a hunk of the mountain in your hands. LOL!

 

I am 100% with you regarding Mount Hood. No other design to date comes close. In terms of Mount Hood coins, I have 1 bullion puck, 2 collector's pucks, 10 silver proof quarters and 1 roll of uncirculated business strike quarters. I have even told my family that's where I want my ashes scattered. I had the opportunity to see it in person in 2010 and was awestruck by it.

When I first saw the design for the Hawaii quarter, I was happy to see it was more contemporary in nature, but when I actually received the silver proof, I wasn't as excited about it. It really looks as if somebody sneezed on the coin. Being a rainforest lover, my favorite for 2012 is El Yunque.

 

Wow! That is dedication to Mt. Hood! I have never yet seen that mountain in person... sounds like I've got some site-seeing to do. :thumb:

 

I bought the Hot Springs collectible but after having done so, I lost interest in this series. They don't look like large quarters but instead, look like bullion stamped with quarter designs. IMO, an important distinction. They remind me of something cranked out by the National Collector's Mint. I have a rule that I don't buy coins that I don't think are attractive so no more for me.

 

It's a nice design on that puck, but I'm going to have to pass. Since the Mt. Hood purchase, I've fell out of desire for them. Although once the Yunque and Hawaiian Volcanoes come out, that might be a different story.

 

My 5oz "P" came today :thumb:

 

The mint sent me a feedback email, which I filled out, then asked them to see about making a proof or reverse proof for future pucks. OT, I am back to thinking about getting a Chickasaw...looking back at the Mt. Hood, I do wish I had the opportunity to get one around $200.

 

It's really not a bad deal when you think about it. It's about $42.00 an ounce, shipped. This is about the same per ounce price as a 2012 Canada moose, kookaburra, koala, britannia, panda, libertad, etc. and with a lot lower mintage.

The design has some appeal to it also. I mean, it's not Mount Hood, but it's not ugly by any means. I have it in bullion, but haven't been tempted to get the collector's version yet.

 

And I say the same back at you, in re: Olympic! I find it captivating.