I believe the mintage of the 2004 silver quarter set was limited to 600,000. Will there be a limit on the mintage for the 2005 set?
limit yes, 600,000. if i were you. i will not buy 5 pc statehood. i will buy this without sleeves and c.o.a. now you can buy it for $14.95 silver and $9.50 clad.
Why are these sets being sold without sleeves and c.o.a. I guess they are still in the original case. What has happened to the sleeves and c.o.a.'s
I think selling only boxes is a kind of scam. People do it hoping that people will bid it up not realizing that it is only a box. I see it happen alot with X-BOX and Play Station games also. They usually make a VERY long ad with tons of mumbo-gumbo and you miss the part that say it is only the box. I never trust Ebay auctions where the ad is a mile long (1.6 KM for every one outside the US ).
without sleeves or box and c.o.a. they opened the silver proof 6 pc set and sell them individually. the other 5 pc quarter. the sell it a set without sleeves or box and c.o.a. in that case, they can earn more. and the 6 pc empty case, sleeves/box and c.o.a. can be sell for some money too at e-bay. total selling amounted to over $100.00. the 11-pc set sell for only $38.95 at best.
How do they open the proof sets. I understand they are just snapped together-there is no glue. But I don't know how they wedge them apart. Maybe with razor blade. There are a number of inserts available on ebay that are sold as reusable I believe.
Since 1999 the proof sets are just snap together and can be opened with your fingernails with no damage or evidence showing on the case.
