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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 155338, member: 2486&quot;]TSK...Doug is right on track. Not tryiong to argue with you or anyone for that fact. The examples I used 1998 and 1999 are two of the higher minted years&nbsp; for the series...granted these you can get for the modest premium you talked about. If you focus for a moment on the series as a whole and look at each denomination, year, mintage figures...you will find that the majority of these so called bullion coins carry quite a hefty premium! When I began the collection I noticed a trend within the first 5 years that the 1/2oz coin was by far the least minted coin. Be it the fact that&nbsp; the 1 oz coin is more desireable or whatever the case...the 1/2oz coin was always the lagger! If you were to persue putting together this series today I think you would be shocked to discover that the majority of the AGE coin from .50, .25 and .10 oz carry premiums..especially the roman numeral dates. As an example (I collect only MS and Prf 69 PCGS ) the 1989, 1990 and 1991 1/2 oz coins alone&nbsp; will cost you a small fortune.&nbsp; Now add the .25 oz in the same dates as well as the .10 oz. Just those&nbsp; 9 coins alone are a total shocker!</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, they are not just bullion...they have developed collectability and starting to obtain numismatic rating on some issues. Add the .25 oz and .10 oz 1999 &quot;W&quot; uncirculated error coins and all th sudden the 11 coins have really escalated! For my collection these are the foundation as I have every one of them (some in multiples) since 1986. I missed the 1995 Special Set...but have been confirmed on the 2006 Aniv Set.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years ago I began working on the Platinum sets as well and have finished the .10 oz from 1997 to 2006 in both proof and uncirc. The AGE are the same way but still working on the proofs to complete the entire series (one day I hope).</p><p><br /></p><p>Like you, I once thought of these as&nbsp; just a bullion investment...and once they were, but that is changing rapidly and if you have interest in these then you might want to jump on the wagon before the small premium jumps out of reach. Kind regards too all.....BTW look up some old post of mine on the pics of the AGE and APE&#039;s...</p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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