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Message:: [QUOTE="Conder101, post: 263274, member: 66"]The ASE proof is slightly overpriced ad so far elaine is the only peron who has come close o the proper reasonin. If you are going to compare the prices to the commems you MUST subtract the mandated $10 per coin baggage that they have to carry if you want a fair comparison.  So that akes it ASE W unc $22 (I'm rounding to make it easier)ASE proof $30Commem proof $25Commem Unc $23 The two unc coins seem to be comparitively priced so I would say that's a wash. The Commemproof is $2 more per coin than the  Unc.  Considering the exrta work that has to go into the creation of the dies and the polishing of the planchets I think that is a very fair premium. The ASE proof should be more expensive than the Commems because of the higher cost of the greater number of dies, from two to five times as many.  But a five dollar per coin difference strikes me as excessive.  I could see an additional dollar of two.  That would make a fair price for the proof ASE $27.  So the proof ASE is about $3 over priced. Of course you could say that all of them are overpriced when you ad the non-W ASE into the mix.  If we accept it as being fairly priced at $15, then why should the W version be $22?  The only difference between these two coins is the W and the mint packaging.  So the cost of production is zero, and the packaging is maybe three or four dollars.  This means the price of the W ASE, Proof ASE, and the comems should drop a further couple of dollars.  Maybe one if you want to protect the mint from bullion fluctuations on the special coins since they can't shift their price on a continous basis like the bullion coin can.[/QUOTE]

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