I have searched EBay for the burnished 2011-S Silver Eagle. I cannot find one that has an -S mint mark. Are they not produced in San Francisco.
Looks like they were struck in SF. Although they do exist, they are apparently of a very low mintage, and thus very valuable. http://www.coinweek.com/silver-eagles/2011-s-burnished/ Is this what you were looking for? https://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-S-SIL...249440?hash=item3b30d3ade0:g:C-4AAOSw5LZcx6iW https://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-S-EAG...724511?hash=item3409fab45f:g:kb4AAOSwpo5cz0YC https://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-S-EAG...065699?hash=item2f2f2ee663:g:XiYAAOSwWqxch7t9 There were only 3 results to my search on ebay, and two of the coins go for $300.
Yes, Thank you. So what are the 2011-S without a mint mark, even though the graded ones say 2011-S. Are they burnished ?
They are the "bullion coin" out of the 2011 Anniversary Set. I have about 10 of them. But, they are not recognized by the coin community because they aren't in Certification slabs.
S 's-less'? Settle for nothing but the 'real deal' and that is a coin with a valid mint mark.........
Quite right, but there were folks peddling these things (having bought monster boxes from an particular mint), getting them graded, and passing them off as legit mint coins...........
The 2011 25th Anniversary set had 5 coins. A proof, W mint burnished, and regular bullion coin that could all be purchased separately. There were 2 special coins, a P mint reverse proof, and a S mint burnished eagle that were exclusive to the set and limited to a mintage of 100,000.
The mint claimed that the bullion coin in these sets could have been produced at either the San Francisco or the West Point Mint. Therefore, big dealers bought the monster boxes with the shipping address so they could get them certified as a particular mint. "Experts" claimed that all the surfaces were the same on the bullion coins regardless of the mint and you can't tell a true bullion coin from one that was in the 5 coin set. I think you can if you study enough examples.
PCGS has certified over 40,000 of the subject coin, a regular bullion strike, struck in SF, which came from a sealed Monster Box with the appropriate mint markings. The coin MUST be certified to qualify for the designation.
These phantom mint mark issues were invented by the TPGs to trick fanatical bullion collectors into paying premiums for regular bullion issues.
Exactly. I have more than 10 that came straight out of the 2011 5 piece set. But, They are not certified. Therefore no extra value. Doesn't bother me. I think my grandchildren will believe what I tell them.
I was at the Fun Show when these came out. Folks were bringing these sets in by the cart full to have PCGS grade them. I didn't notice NGC but bet it was the same. If I'm thinking right, they had to see the sealed box in order to get the fancy label. Forgot what it was called. The folks bringing the coins in would haul all the packaging away. This got me thinking about what someone evil could do with the packaging. The Silver Eagle program has grown to the point that a collector needs to be sure of what they are buying. I love them but lost track of all the varieties.
