Statehood Quarters - Arrrrrrrrgh!!!

The US Mint started producing silver proof sets in 1992 and now you need to buy the silver proofs to complete most of your coins sets. The exceptions are the cent, the nickel and the Sacs. Some of those mint proof sets get pretty expensive too.

 

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I'm passing on the states quarters.

 

Following this discussion makes me real glad I caught the state quarters bug at the beginning and that I made the decision to "only" collect the proof sets for my three kids. Each year I buy 5 sets, 3 for my kids and 2 for me. The completed proof sets will be part of their college graduation presents (first one scheduled to graduate in 2010).

Of course I do have the problem that I did not get the silver bug for my collection until 2001.

 

I also bought the kids a proof set for each year of their life until they reach 18. Then they are on their own or I'll send them for gifts. I just can't bring myself to crack open the sets and pull out the statehood quarters I need for the Whitman albums. So I buy individuals or other sets to put in their albums.

 

Now is when the state quarters are getting interesting.

 

Why do you say that?

 

i would venture to say that since the end is in sight, the prices for the early issues will start to go up.

-Steve

 

Here's a tip for those of you mired in obtaining all the statehood proofs. I go to ebay and try to buy a set that has no box or COA. They tend to go for much less than the sets that come with the box/COA and if you are just plugging them into a book anyway, who needs that stuff? If I can get proofs for less than $5 a piece, I think I'm doing pretty well. I am down to the last 4 sets of proofs and I'm done with the first book.

 

Correction: I now am down to just needing the 5 proofs from 2001 thanks to some nice purchases. I paid 4.00 dollars each for the 2002's and about 2.50 a piece for the 2003's and the 2005's.

I can see the light at the end of this dark tunnel...and it burrrrrrns!

 

The only one i need is NJ- D I cant even find the P mint for it. I'll be getting a bunch of quarters tomorrow and see if theres any in it.

 

O.K. I got this far and nobody corrected me. I mistakenly said that there are 30 hole per page in the Whitman albums and there are only 22 holes per page. So instead of needing 210 coins for each book, you only need 154. I just saved you like so much money that I should get a cut.

Any, it's 154 coins from 1932 thru 1990 and 154 coins from 1991 half way through 2007. That's still a lot coins in 17 years in my opinion.

 

I would venture a guess that the U.S. Mint, State Quarter Program, has brought more of an interest to coin collecting than any other series has in a very long time......just my opinion.

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