It's been almost three years since the 2012 Silver Eagle 75th anniversary San Francisco Mint set (224,935 sets made) one month sales period completed...let's see how things are going based on eBay auction price spreads so far this year, in various configurations: - Sold directly from the Mint to the original owner beginning on June 7, 2012: $149.98 plus shipping - Original Mint packaging, sold on eBay this year: $125 to $178 (17% loss + fees to 19% gross gain) - Both coins graded NGC 69: $103 to $199 (31% loss + fees to 33% gross gain) - Both coins graded NGC 70: $239 to $376 (59 to 151% gross gain) - Both coins graded PCGS 69: $106 to $182 (29% loss + fees to 21% gross gain) - Both coins graded PCGS 70: $363 to $475 (142 to 217% gross gain) Conclusion: better to have sold your sets back in 2012, when the prices topped out.
That's usually what most people do! They flip the 70's for the biggest profit and keep a set of 69's for their collection. This way it costs them almost nothing. Chris
So, we should sell them while flippers are flipping, while the supply is the highest? Nah, with low mintages, I'll wait to see what happens after supply dries up.
Not necessarily. This 2 coin set came on the heels of a Major US Mint Fiasco from the publics point of view. As such, the 2 Coin Set was pretty much doomed from the get go. The same with the 2013 Set even though it had much better looking coins. 2011 was a pivotal year with regard to the "importance" that the collecting public applied toward these special "SAE Sets" and with the introduction of what appeared to be an annual occurrence (2012 and 2013), the public just turned their noses up at them. Some noses are still quite high especially if you took it in the shorts for the 2011 Sets.
True, and PM declining drove away the stackers that collected these. At these low mintages, they'll have their day again.
