Puck "Cents"

Well, this should set the puck universe on fire. The mint has a set a limit of 13,750 on the Salt River puck, which would make it the lowest mintage of any puck (displacing George Rogers Clark at 14,731). Based on current demand, it appears that it will sellout in the next couple of weeks. In addition, they have raised the price of all remaining pucks (2019 and 2020) to $229 (were $154 & $178). As a note, only the Weir and Salt River pucks are currently available on the mint website. I'm guessing that most pucks will get an immediately boost in value based on these decisions from the mint. As is probably obvious, I also have all 53 pucks.

 

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REALLY HOPE SO, SILVER IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO AQUIRE AND PRICES ARE NOT REALLY DROPPING ON THE RETAIL MARKET. SPOT PRICE IS PAPER CONTRACTS WHICH ARE ALWAYS SOMEWAY MANIPULATED.THE U.S. GOVT. DOES NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE ANY METALS WORTH REAL MONEY IN YOUR HANDS. BEWARE

 

Wow! This site has been going on for years. Today is the first day that I noticed it and I really appreciate everyone's input. I only collected 3 of, as you call it, a puck. I really didn't appreciate the size until I actually bought one back in 2011. I liked the Gettysburg, PA's "Puck", so I bought one. I didn't buy another one until 2017. I really, really liked the Ellis Island Puck so much that I bought 2. My Great-grandmother took her 5 children through Ellis Island. My grandfather was sick, so he stayed in quarantine for almost a year. My great grandmother and her children did odd jobs to make ends meet. They were headed to Utah, like all good Mormons did at that time, but ran out of funds in Indiana, where my mother and father were born and raised. The Ellis Island "Pucks" are now, safe in my SDB. I will pass it on to my son, along with all of the records I have of Ellis Island. Again, thanks for all of your input.

 

Welcome to Puck Cents. I loved your family history as in addition to coin collecting, I'm also into my ancestry and tracked many lines back over 1,000-years. It is cool that your great and grandparents came through Ellis Island and settled in Indiana.

 

Now, if you want to know about my mother's parents and grandparents... She was raised in the hills of Tennessee. Her father was a deputy sheriff, but also a moonshiner. That was the only way he knew how to raise money to support his family. My mothers great, great grandparents came over to North America in the 1700's where they slaved in Strawberry Plains on the border of North Carolina. She had 8 brothers and sisters. She was raised in a home without plumbing and electricity. I had to stay with them when I was about 7 years old. (I'm 72 now.) My father said that my mother only married him to get running water and electricity. When she was 12, her father moved to Indiana. That's how she met my father. I won't go much farther because I could fill pages with the genealogy. By the way, her father gave me my first silver dollar when I was 13. I still have it. My other grandmother gave me a $2 bill. I also, still have it. Not in great shape tho. I am very lucky to have my family.

 

As expected, the Salt River is now unavailable at the mint. At the higher price of $229, it has apparently sold out at a mintage of 13,726 (13,750 maximum). It may become the keeper in this lot. The Weir puck is the only puck still available but it has a higher maximum mintage.

 

I bought 2 5 ounce Ellis Island coins and 1 of the Gettysburg coin. I don't know how well the Ellis Island is doing for price nor the Gettysburg. Any idea how much they might be worth?

 

I updated the value of the pucks today. Based on the sold values on eBay, it appears that the values of the pucks have yet to see the rise in the mint's prices to $229. Again, only the Weir puck is currently available at this higher price with the other pucks currently unavailable. The unavailable and currently lowest mintage Salt River Bay (13,726) puck sold out in record time and currently valued at about $190 but rising in value quickly. The Ellis Island (17,670) is currently selling at about $168 and the Gettysburg (24,625) is currently at about $208. I expect all pucks to raise further in value in the coming months as the market realizes the mint's substantial increase in puck prices from $154 to $178 to the October surprise of $229. As an interesting aside, Hawaii (14,863) has lost value lately down to about $490.

 

It would be nice to see these move up. A couple years ago I tried to sell some of my 2011 and 2012 pucks and was offered only melt.

 

I would try to sell them on eBay and use the buy now option at an asking price that is at your want price. Remember, you will lose 10-15% due to fees, etc.

 

I just went through this line of entries. It certainly has hit many members of CT. Each entry is great and informational. Thanks to everyone for their entry. I hope others with information about how each purchase was special to them.

 

I handled a slabbed puck at the ANA last year and I do have to say it is a crazy experience. That is one large slab and not very common at shows. I have many still in the govt packaging but wish I had gone after graded ones when I was collecting these. Thanks for sharing the photo.

 

What would be a good offer?

 

Did you make an offer?

 

Nope, but if you want, I can make yours.

 

WoW ! 5 oz graded . That's Cool. I have 2 oz and I thought that a big coin.

 

Kentucky, I would go in on it with you..but I am waiting on a reply on a War World II Medal.. he wants to trade

3 Peace dollars,
2 Morgan dollars, 4 pre 64 Washington quarters
5 pre 64 dimes for the medal.. the other one wants 10.00 face.. still unopened so he says still in U.S. Mint package.... I don't even wanna trade any silver out I am...............thinking......but mint price was what 60 or 70,80 bucks??

 

The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller puck went on sale on 23 November 2020. It is the 54th puck in the ATB series and the fourth of 2020. The sales were quite low during the first week at 11,594, perhaps as a result of the higher $229 sales price. Only the Weir Farm and the Vermont offering are currently available for sales on the mint website. The other 2019 and 2020 pucks have been unavailable for some time and probably sold old. The mint has limited mintage of this puck at just 13,750 (same as Salt River Bay). I would rate the design of this latest puck below average and the worst of 2020.

From the Mint Website. The reverse (tails) design depicts a young girl completing the planting of a Norway spruce seedling near an established tree, continuing the life cycle of the forest. The child represents the conservationist, seeking to maintain a sustainable forest for future enjoyment and education. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is the only national park to tell the story of conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in America. It was the boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh, one of America's first conservationists. The property was subsequently owned by Frederick Billings, also a conservationist and pioneer in reforestation and scientific farm management, and Laurance S. and Mary French Rockefeller, who transferred the property to the American people. Today, the park seeks to engage visitors in exploring the evolving concept of stewardship, defined broadly as the act of people taking care of the special places in their communities and beyond. Visitors can tour the mansion and gardens and learn more about land stewardship and conservation by hiking in the managed forest, one of the oldest in the U.S. Visitors can see examples of some of the earliest practices of reforestation dating back to the 1870s alongside more modern approaches to hardwood management. The National Park Service continues the tradition of active forest management to maintain this unique cultural landscape.