American Silver Eagle 20 coin sets

anyone get one of these NGC graded MS69 sets?

630ish or so on ebay doesn't seem too bad after trying to price them all piecemeal...

Or just grab them un-graded?

Thoughts?

 

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You can get the whole set for about $200 or so ungraded; I guess it depends on what you want. For me, the slab means nothing.

However, ...

ebay sale of NGC MS70 ASE for $13,900

 

Most Eagles are very high grade and they are made for silver bullion investing. The Mint didn't have a clue, when they introduced them, that coin collectors would jump on board and collect date sets. Personally, I wouldn't pay the extra to get slabbed coins when most of the Eagles, as I have already said, are extremely high grade coins and like it or not their value, for the most part, is based on the silver market on a day by day basis. A few of the various dates have increased in value, thanks to collectors not investors, but most can still be purchased in the $9 to $14 range. The 1996 would be the exception here as it is currently in the $30 to $35 range. Good luck and enjoy your collecting!

 

By “$200 or so” , I mean more than $200 and less than $300.

 

I saw a set of 86-99 at a local auction and thought I could pick them up until the bid got over 150.00... and some were not in great shape.

I guess I'll just keep my eye out and grab 'choice' ones here and there.

Thanks for the input.

 

Book or no book

If you get Coinworld then there are sets of eagles w/books or you could see if they will just sell a set of coins. They claim to be uncl. and like most Eagles they grade good.
All depends what you are looking for.
Personally I see no reason to have uncl. graded set since you can have a full set of proofs that you know are excellent.
I do have a few graded 86's just for fun but not a set.
As the say to each his own.Eh
Good hunting!

 

Nowadays, the mint's quality control for SAE's is much better than in year's past due to the advent of robotics, computers, and overall better attention to detail.

With that said, a SAE coming from the mint that is not at least a MS68 would be a disappointment. Most SAE's leaving the mint should easily net a MS69 grade. They are not being thrown into bags like the days of Morgan dollars, so if my brand new SAE is NOT a MS69...I would feel jipped.

 

I have seen later years 4 as low as $19, certified by top 2

 

And, when I say you can get the whole set, I mean you can buy the whole set at once; you don’t have to buy them one at a time. Several advertisers in Coin World sell them.as a complete 20-coin set, typically about $250.00.

 

I know a dealer selling non graded 20 coin sets for $239. I also know a dealer selling NGC MS69 20 coin sets in a box for $579.

 

Nobody's going to comment on my link ?

 

I'm guessing some sort of ebay scam or setup.

Some of the folks on another forum who espouse disdain for ASEs were coming unglued about that bid, I guess because they felt this didn't support their own pyramid scheme.

 

There is one ASE I wish I could find for sale.
NGC graded a 1991 ASE in G-4!!!

NGC has only graded 3 below MS60---one G-4 and the other two AU50 and AU58.

------back to the topic
I say you could buy them cheaper if you got one here and there...I find that to bee cheaper and also if you want to do a set of slabbed and raw....that is what I'm doing.

Speedy

 

Great post GD. Lot to absord, but very informational. I have much to learn about this hobby.

Jeff
jblaine10

 

Interesting background, Doug.

I think I just read recently that many of the older gold coins were considered "just bullion" at the time they were put into circulation, also. It wasn't until years later that they became collectors' items (or something like that).

 

Just carry one in your pocket along with that (less than) AG Morgan of yours for a decade and then you can have your own G-4 ASE.