Who's buying the 2017 LESPS?

@baseball21 - I suppose you are right and I was too aggressive. However, how is it that the major dealers can offer MS70 coins on pre-order? How can they be sure that coins coming to them from the mint will be MS70 or PR70? With so many coins grading high I am skeptical. Sorry if I offended anyone.

 

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They can because they get so many. When they're getting a couple hundred or a couple thousand sets a percentage should be 70s. If they fall sort of the orders they took they can either source from someone else or just cancel and refund them. It has happened before where some supply issues occurred from a much lower than expected 70 rate

 

I'am buying two sets. Thank you U.S. Mint for letting the average ASE collector have a complete set. If it wasn't for this offering I would have given up on my ASE collection. The first anniversary ASE and the 2009 hole were both hard to take; but, this would have been the last straw. Thanks again U.S. Mint for thinking of the average collector.

 

I am a serious ASE collector also. But, I consider that when the mint intentionally manufactures a coin in a low quantity, and makes it virtually impossible for the average collector to acquire, I will not be concerned about that one being necessary to have a full set.

 

I'm trying to figure this out.

Between the Congratulations set, and this LE set, there are 125,000 2017-S ASE's available. Yet people are finding this number 'low'? Too low to bother obtaining it to complete a set?

In my humble opinion, if you're collecting a set, collect the set. I'm working on a double set (raw and slabbed) of Old Silver Commemoratives. I fully intend on getting one of the 9,948 Hawaiians, 15,000 Cincinnatis, 14,994 Ft Vancouvers, and one of the 10,008 Hudsons that were minted, and I'm going for MS condition. I already have one of the 6,006 Alabama 2x2's, and one of the 6,000 Norse American Thin Planchet medals, which are each over 90+ years old, and 3% (each) of the mintage numbers of this ASE.

Are they easy to get? Yes and no.
Are they expensive? Can be.
Is it rewarding to 'fill that hole'? Hell yeah!

That is what collecting a set is all about to me. Making the conscious decision to start and finish the set, easy or difficult, and reaping the rewards of having done what you set out to do. Otherwise, take your participation award, feel good about it, and sit down.

 

Low by comparison to other ASEs

 

That's why (I would think) it would be more rewarding to get that one.

I guess I'm more of an old-fashioned collector, and don't go for moderns. Maybe it's a completely different thought process between collectors of moderns vs classics?

 

@Beefer518 I think it is great that you are getting the sets you want and working hard to do it. I have a complete set of ASE (except the 1995W) and have enjoyed the effort. I have a different approach, but, that is part of collecting. I have all of the regular issue Nickels, Dimes, Halves and Silver Dollars of the 20th Century. Most of all were found by me in circulation. When I was young you could find anything in circulation. I got a 20 Cent Piece in change one time. So, I got my collecting focus from digging through change.

Keep up the good work.

 

I hope I didn't come across as 'holier than thou', or insulting, as it wasn't meant to be. I just don't get the philosophy 'oh, that one's hard to get, so I'll skip it', rather then leave the door open if one comes available. And when you have the opportunity to get it hot off the press, there really isn't a reason to not get it, unless it's not financially possible at that moment.

The '95-W I could imagine not even being available on the market, but I'm sure you (@Inspector43 ) would grab one if you were in the right place at the right time. At least you'll leave the door open, correct?

 

@Beefer518 Yes, if I could get to a '95W I certainly would. I enjoy discussing how and why others collect. Sometimes I may sound a little defensive but don't intend to. It was an exciting time when I was young. I started in 1948 when my aunt gave me an 1885 nickel. Banks had silver dollars everyday. It was not at all unusual to see Indian Head Pennies, Liberty Nickels, Barbers and others in change. That was the part of collecting I grew up with.

 

@Beefer518 By the way, the 1885 that my aunt gave me to get started is just to the left as my Avatar. It was worth $5 in 1948 and got me excited.

 

There's far more similarities than differences between the two groups. The one major difference would just be the general grade levels dealt with by the two groups

 

@baseball21 Yes, I am very satisfied with pulling a coin out of my pocket and filling a space with it. I wish every collector the best at their choice of methods.

 

WTH??

Whenever a big product comes up for sale at the US Mint I always login about 15 minutes before release time. I then put a presidential medal into my shopping cart to get the cart started.

Then when the product is released, I add it to my shopping cart and then check out.

For the LE Silver Proof Set, I paid the $17.50 for Expedited shipping. I received an email stating that the order had been received and was in process, got the email which stated that the order had been placed (9:03am PT) and then an email stating that the order had shipped.

Well, the order arrived this morning, promptly at 10:00am.

The "WTH" came when I realized that the box was way to small and was w-a-a-a-y too light.

I opened the package only to find the "Presidential Medal".

The Packing slip made no mention of the LE Silver Proof Sets and only listed the Presidential Medal. I had printed out my payment receipt on the day I ordered and this morning logged in to double check that I had actually ordered the LE Sets.

Yep!

This has NEVER Happened to me before and I just have to say "WTH"?

 

It has happened before when different coins ship from different locations. If I remember correctly, the two different packing slips did not list the coin coming from the other location. When I ordered the Baseball Dollar with the Proof set that year, they came separately. Hopefully for you it is the same. Did you check FedEx shipping number? See if two different packages are being tracked.

 

Called the US Mint and was told that the products were shipped in "separate packages"???

WTH??

 

I ordered the first day available and my set is not due to arrive until Wednesday. It left the Mint warehouse in Missouri on the day of ordering per FedEx shipping number. It just left the FedEx location in Missouri yesterday evening.

 

Never mind

 

I just received my one set today, and it came in a larger cardboard box than expected. I was wondering if there is another (smaller) cardboard shipping box inside, or just the OGP. I would like to leave this unopened, but box is too big.
Does anyone know if there is indeed another shipping box inside, or just the OGP, with packaging materials???
Thanks.
John.

 

How big is the box? I have 2 sets coming, and according to Fedex Smart Post, it is 9 x 9 x 9.