25th Ann. ASE info?

And now everybody and his brother will be sending 2000 dated ASE's into the grading agency's looking for '70's and ya know what? There will be more than a few attaining that coveted grade.........such sheer and utter silliness.

 

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I never could understand why a collector (or investor) would purchase five of these beautiful sets and then not open the box. It was a good thing I did so. They were packaged very poorly, jumbled up so much that boxes were crushed and the cases and trays holding the coins were chipped. I requested that the US Mint replace the packaging equivalent of two sets. The Mint did so promptly. People who received unopened boxes may have some surprises awaiting them.

Besides, it is truly a visual treasure trove to open all five cases and look at 25 ounces of spectacular silver. What collector cannot enjoy such numismatic beauty?

 

The final price on the 2000 MS70 was over $33,000 with the buyers premium. Your right green18, I have one that looks pretty clean from the mint. I'll roll the dice at $30 for a chance at a 70 grade. Also, I did the same thing and purchased just the three premium coins from the 25th Anniversary Set. This was early in the game. Mine are graded, but I could bust them out and create a set. It would still be less than current pricing.

 

Incredible Sam. I can't believe that coin went for that kind of money.

Best of luck with throwing a wrench in the works........:devil:

 

Shoot....I gotta check my Dansco.........

 

Buy a graded set unless you can inspect the coins in hand and know how to grade. Odds are a raw $600 set on eBay has problems and would be tough to resell even at a reduced price.

 

I think i'll go and cherry pick some of my local coin dealers a.s.e green monster boxes and send some in for certification good luck everyone.

 

The door for higher priced sets has been opened wide.
The mint now knows that by minting less coins and selling them at a high cost they will sell out with no problem.
The time being that everyone can own one is over and only the money bags can compete for the few sets.
America sinks a little lower each day and goes the way of becoming a part of a third wold country.
Most of the freedoms i knew as aa child are being takeing away yearly and the rope is slowly tighting around my neck as others think goverment knows best.
I am thankful i did get 30 years of freedom and those at 20 now will never know what they have lost as they never had it.
The minting of these over priced silver rounds were never heard of and a mint makeing of this much money was not even thought of.

 

Hey all,

Just another questions about purchasing the silver eagle set. As mentioned previously I've never spent this much on a single coin purchase, the most being $300. With spending upwards of $650 does anyone have any reputable dealers they'd go through? Or should I use eBay, of which most don't seem to have a return policy, I'd think on something like this a return policy would be wise. Or maybe see if I can find one in hand and not go online? I'm just looking for advice on where's the best place to go. Oh and I also saw a fellow member was selling a set on the forums so that's another option. Again, just looking for advice.

 

I just bought a set (maybe a month ago?) for $700. I bought from a coin dealer and not online. Unfortunately, I wasn't a collector back when the Mint was selling this set. Obviously, I would've liked to pay less, but I'm not real disappointed in the price that I did pay, all things considered. I think he still has one set for $700, so they are definitely out there.

[edit] I aksed the dealer if he could get one and I told him the price range that I was willing to pay. He got two, I got to pick. Might be a good way for you to get yours as well. Of course, I did NOT give him any upfront money, so if I didn't like the set, I wouldn't have to buy it. [/edit]

 

I’d look for a dealer that has a raw or graded set, so you can inspect the coins. I just sold a raw set at the shop for $1,000 because the buyer knew how to grade and all the coins were no problem 69’s or 70’s. If you buy a $600 set on eBay, even though the seller may not accept returns, eBay will refund your money and go after the seller – but, count on having to go through that hassle and eventually pay more to get a no problem high grade set. But, then you could get lucky.

 

That’s a great deal if the coins are all at least 69’s, if not, it’s not. I’ve inspected maybe 20 raw sets and all had problems (key coins less than 69’s).

 

Unfortunately, I don't know. I'm THAT new. I will say that they all look really good to me though.

[edit] Maybe at some point when I figure out how to take a good picture, I'll post them up for folks to "grade". Would be a good learning item for me, as well as some other I think. [/edit]

 

That might work, but very tough to grade 69's & 70's from pics. Best way to learn is buy a graded 69 & 70 ASE for reference and compare your raw ones.

 

To the original poster I would suggest buying this year's West Point set instead. You will be able to buy it directly from the mint for $140. It will contain a reverse proof and the new enhanced uncirculated that has never been made before.

You could also separately buy the 2013 standard proof and the burnished W coin (when it comes out). That would make a nice set of four coins, comparable to the 2011 set in my opinion just one coin short. But it would cost about $250 instead of $600+.

 

Why instead? If you're a collector, you have to have both, as well as the 2006 set and the 2012 set. I still think the 2011 set has potential, as it has 2 of the lowest mintage ASE's next to the 1995-w proof.

 

And the bottom line here is, if you're happy with them, that's all that matters.
I don't know if my raw ASE's are 68's, 69's or 70's either. They look good to me, they're 70's in my book.

 

Well, that's one way to look at it. The other bottom line is learn to grade, as not knowing how to grade could and probably will be a costly mistake.

 

The only caveat I'd put here is that if you buy from the Mint, you *should* be in pretty good shape. I didn't start collecting until a few months ago, and I never had the opportunity to buy from the Mint. Every set from here on out I'll be buying.

 

Just out of curisoty, in your opinion, even if the coins that I have were all 68's, how much would I be in the hole? I can't imagine that it would be that much, especially for this set. Maybe $100? $150?