I recently received 4 Proof Silver American Eagles with Mint COAs, & showed them to some friends. The next time I looked at them, I found that one coin was missing the Mint COA. Does this affect the coin's value? It is a 1995 Proof Silver American Eagle.
Most people don't care but I do care about COAs and boxes. Yes, there is a saying buy the coin but not the plastic but it is different if it's a mint product, i.e. official from the mint.
While it affects the retail value, it really doesn't change what a dealer is willing to pay for them. If you have good dealers in your area, they may just give you one if you ask (if they have any on hand).
Many dealers will not pay what the coin is worth without the COA I just got rid of a 3 coin set(Gold and Silver ) 1986 Statue of Liberty and had to bring back the COA to the dealer or he would have not taken it. I guess if I'm buying a coin and it should have a COA I expect it to be there.
That's interesting because when I last looked at a greysheet, I didn't recall the wholesale prices being contingent upon the mint packaging, hence I had assumed it only affected the retail value
Some prefer a statement saying something is something. Almost all the proof sets I see at coin shows do not have anything like that. Most collectors I know say it is way to easy to switch a piece of paper or cardboard so that thing is just not the most important thing on Earth. I 1995 proof set is still a 1995 proof set regardless of a box, package, piece of paper saying it is a 1995 proof set.
I ordered 2 20th Anniversary Silver Eagle sets from the mint and one of them didn't have a COA. I called the mint 3 times and each time I was assured that one would be sent. Needless to say I am still waiting. The last time I called, the representative was so gracious to tell me that I could return the set for the original $100.00 price and my money would be reurned. I declined the offer.
If you check the fine print for items like Proof sets, commem sets etc, you will see that they do require original govt. packaging.
The 4 Coins I received are all in original Mint boxes & all did have the COAs until I somehow lost the 1995 COA. The proof coins are 1992, 1993, 1994, & 1995; I paid $17.95 for each coin, so maybe even without the COA the coin will grow in value.
