2012 Silver Eagle San Francisco Proof Set "PRICE WATCH"

You do really well shooting the proof so the mirrors are solid black! Nicely done.

 

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I agree with your choice to lead with the darker version, though the lighting on this one helps to show other aspects, particularly of the obverse, design. You handle coin pics quite well with a good eye for editing.

 

VERY well said! +1

 

I can agree with you too, as you cite good examples and not just the few produced from the US Mint. I have said it elsewhere that the laser etch the US Mint is using isn't the highest quality and that the 2006 RP ASE may outshine the recent 2011-2012 RP ASEs because of the difference in surface treatment, it's appearance.

 

I prefer the reverse proof also. Also, I have a 1999 Britannia and agree with Clint; it is a very noteworthy coin.

Some have said the 2012 set has 2 unique coins, but that is not correct. Eagle proofs were minted in San Francisco with an "S" mintmark during the first years of the series and therefore they are not unique.

The only truly unique coin is the reverse proof and I think that adds to my liking it better.

In general, though, I think the look of the reverse proof is more artistic than the regular proof. To each his own.

 

I like them both equally.

ps: Amazing photos, mutant X.115

 

both of my orders updated to "shipped".

 

2012w american eagle silver proof dollar increase its sales by 34,061 pc to 526,806. a huge increase. last week instead sales decrease by 44 pc. i wonder why?. is it because price deduction?.

 

According to a story in today's e-edition of Coin World, a max of 100K S proofs will be sold in the MAH set. They are set up for 50K, but if demand warrants, they can do 50K more. It is limited by the number of available $5 notes.

 

thanks

 

If they run out of $5 dollar notes there's always $1s, $2s, $10s, $20s, $50s and $100s they may pull from the big printing machine in the sky... and plenty of months left in the year to announce and sell another concept piece. Put no gimmick past the US Mint marketing team to undermine such statements that limit them to making a profit off collectors sold on an idea of limited availability. However, I think were safe since coin collectors surely aren't interested in buying this because it promotes a fiat currency which isn't backed by PMs, right. Therefore the demand will be low and not exceed the numbers, allowed.

 

Right. But will they screw around with this ASE issue again?

 

We wouldn't know until after it was something they already had in the works and announced would soon be available for sale, causing customers to buy into it regardless of what it means that they did something like that again.

 

the mint is so stupid. why not issue an old indian $5.00 note design or any other older design that most people like it. instead they use current $5.00 note as a gift maybe. that's equal to give you a free shipping.

i think after sales end. dealers would like to buy from you around $45.00 a set only. i pass this one too.

 

That is still a pretty low mintage. 300 or 350k is still low for a proof. I dont think they'll even sell the 50k.

 

American Buffalo Coin and Currency set already used the $5 Silver Certificate 'Chief' note in 2001.

The problem is that this cross marketing with the BEP blends two anniversary's that could have been combined earlier when conceiving these gimmicks, the 150th of the BEP and 75th of SF Mint. The manner in which they announce and roll these out is questionable, for some, but while I contend the hobbyist and hobby suffers for it, so too does the marketing attempt for pushing to make something cohesive and well conceived, which would maximize their returns for trying to sell coins like this.

 

the picture shown looks like there is no capsule for the 2012s american eagle silver proof. maybe just like the presidential proof set.

http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/images/products/detail/MAH_inner_2_VL.png

 

Same type of packaging that was the Birth Year Proof Set. Thinner capsules sandwiched between the cardboard layers.

 

My problem with that issue? REPLICA........I don't buy replicas. Either make it legal tender or don't put it in the set......

 

Many collectors are gonna pass on this currency and coin history set. Everyone sees it as a sleaze move by the US Mint.:rollureyes: Unfortunately they will still sell it, just not to collectors on this forum or other forums. I wasn't collecting in 2001 when they did the same thing with the silver buffalo but I heard the Mint received the same type of angry response from coin collectors. So why did they do it again, didn't they learn anything? No need to answer, it's obvious they only care about the almighty dollar. :headphones:

http://www.coinworld.com/articles/exclusive-proof-1-no-longer-exclusive-to-san-/