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<p>[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1060070, member: 28064"]Sorry, I missed this bit. Yes you're reading it right - collectors had a choice of the traditional 4 piece gold set or the 5 piece set with the 1995-W ASE thrown in as a freebie for the same $999. Apparently a lot of them snubbed the 5 piece set as only 30,125 of a possible 45,000 were sold. The rest as they say is history, and the freebie became the key to the ASE proof set fetching anywhere from $2,800 to well into the $3,000+ area these days if certified PR69 DCAM. </p><p> </p><p>I do wonder if the 2008 Rev 2007 burnished coin isn't somewhat of a sleeper. An estimated 47,000 of those escaped from the Mint, yet it sells for "just" $375 - $400 despite the low mintage. Time will tell.</p><p> </p><p>For all the value of the other coins, my absolute favorite is the 2006 reverse proof. Stunning. I really wish the Mint would make it a regular offering.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1060070, member: 28064"]Sorry, I missed this bit. Yes you're reading it right - collectors had a choice of the traditional 4 piece gold set or the 5 piece set with the 1995-W ASE thrown in as a freebie for the same $999. Apparently a lot of them snubbed the 5 piece set as only 30,125 of a possible 45,000 were sold. The rest as they say is history, and the freebie became the key to the ASE proof set fetching anywhere from $2,800 to well into the $3,000+ area these days if certified PR69 DCAM. I do wonder if the 2008 Rev 2007 burnished coin isn't somewhat of a sleeper. An estimated 47,000 of those escaped from the Mint, yet it sells for "just" $375 - $400 despite the low mintage. Time will tell. For all the value of the other coins, my absolute favorite is the 2006 reverse proof. Stunning. I really wish the Mint would make it a regular offering.[/QUOTE]
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