2010 Silver Proof Set question?

Hi all,
Nice site here! My question is, Do I buy the 2010 Silver Proof set next Thursday when it comes out, or wait til this time next year on ebay. I did a completed search for the 2009's and found them selling at a much cheaper price than the original price from the mint.

 

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I'm gonna order a set from the mint as that went well last year. I think buying a set on the secondary market that you can look at first will yield the best quality. I've heard of plenty of bad coins being delivered by the mint in the past, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed! lol

 

My experience with the 2009 Silver Proof set is that the prices are slightly higher than the $52.95 that the US Mint sold them earlier in the year. I bought two sets with an average cost of $54.50, but you may be a better shopper than me, or looking at prices before an eBay auction closes.
Personally I like the Silver Proof sets, so I subscribe to get them direct from the Mint. Whatever the difference in price it isn't enough for me to wait for a "sale".

 

Cuidado

Careful when ordering these sets on e-bay James. A lot of the folks that sell 'em buy them in bulk from the mint, pick out the best coins for TPG'er submission (the sets are quite easy to open) and replace the coins they swap out with lesser grade coins. Know your seller. Otherwise, get 'm at the mint.....

 

I don't think you can open a set without doing some damage such as cracking on the ends? When i asked about opening up a set the replies all included using a hammer

 

Actually it's quite simple to open one of these Luke. All you need to do is find the seam along the edge of the set that separates the two halves. Then, with a very sharp knife, gently work your way into that seam, and then all around the set, thereby gradually opening the set.

 

actually you could just grow a finger on your thumb for about 2 weeks and open then without scratching or damaging said mint set packaging...I learned this with a 2005 westward journey nickel set

 

I have no idea what that means... but is sounds freaky...

 

A little more info then i needed

 

I think he means finger nail.....

 

I think he meant grow the finger nail on his thumb for two weeks..

 

If you use a very thin blade you won't damage the set. I use a small pen knife.

 

So that's how that "RARE" mint error i saw on Ebay with a proof set missing 2 coins came to be :headbang:

 

I saw some completed listings go for as low as $28-35. I did buy my 2009 Silver Proof set on the bay for $56 dlvd. But thanks for the tip on cracking open the proof sets.

 

I'm thinking of buying three silver proof and three clead proof sets next week. I'm trying to cut down on the shipping costs. I agree with the quality of the proof sets that you see on ebay. Why would they be selling them for 60% of their purchase price considering it is less than a year after their purchase? If it is too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.

 

Well, I just enrolled in the Silver Proof Set Subscription Program at the Mint, so it looks like no more ebay sets for me.

 

Your comment regarding lower than issue prices got me to look.
What I found was there are two "different" Silver Proof sets sold on eBay.

1. DC and Territory Quarters Proof Set (6 Coins)
2. Complete Silver Proof Set (18 Coins)

The DC sets go from between $25 and $35 while the All Up sets go for around issue price with an occasional $45 sale.

As for buying from the US Mint, folks that take out the best and replace them with the not so desireable coins do that with returns to the US Mint as well so your safest bet is the subscription program even though, at times, it can be a nail biter.

 

Subscription is the best way to go:thumb:
but I always buy 2 that way I can pick the best but lately I been keeping both of the Silver Proof sets

 

The DC and Territory Quarters Proof Set (6 Coins) has a silver content that @ $18 is approx. $19.50 +
It has one of the lowest mintage for Silver Quarters in more than ten years. Even at $29.95 from the US Mint, yes, the Mint is still selling these sets, I feel this set has excellent appreciation potential.

 

I've found buying older sets from ebay affordable--$3.60 for 1972-P partial mint set-this is sealed in the mylar packet. Can these packets be tampered with? Pi