PCGS Gem Proof 3-Piece 1976 Silver Set

I do have a coin like that
A 2009 that was slabbed by anacs but not graded

 

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I like it. (Jack Ahr passed away a few years ago). Judging by the PCGS labels, I figured these were slabbed sometime around the turn of the century - the 25th anniversary! I reckoned. Google confirmed my suspicions. I recall a photo of Gerald Ford with the artists but did not know of the PCGS connection. Some of you probably knew this but I didn't.

Former President Gerald R. Ford invited the 3 coin Designers of the Bicentennial and a PCGS Staff to verify the coins selected for the 25th Anniversary Bicentennial Coin "Artist Reunion" on October 18, 2001. The Designers are: Silver 25c Jack L. Ahr, Silver 50c Seth G. Hunnington , and the Silver $1 Dennis R. Williams all Certified by PCGS.

These coins were selected from thousands of coin sets by a staff from PCGS and the 3 Designers of the coins. The PCGS staff indicated that these coin sets will grade a minimum of MS62 and Higher . These coin sets are Certified by PCGS

 

Haha, I am indeed! This weekend, however, starts Charleston Restaurant Week. All the restaurants in town have crazy good deals and showcase their signature dishes at deep discounts. (realistically, it's designed to entice the locals out after the tourists have left... but I'm ok with that). So, I'm going to see what sorta delicacies I can find!

 

Don't know about the cooking but always let Jason pick the wine.

 

Most of the coins issued are gems. Who cares whether it is 68, 69 or 70. Most people couldn't tell the difference. Baseball cards used to be something kids collected because they liked the players - my brother-in-law as a kid used to throw the Mickey Mantles away because he couldn't stand the Yankees. Now the first thing that comes out of a kid's mouth is, "what is it worth?" Look what has become "valuable" in our society now.

 

When these were issued, with great fanfare,I thought it was a "COOL" set.
I liked the presentation,the signatures, every thing but the price.
I just happened to come across this set at a reasonable price so I purchased it.
Are they PR 68, 69, or 70, it doesn't matter, as they sure look nice, GEMS I would say. Or even moose

 

I do have one other coin that I bought with a signature.
The baseball half signed by Steve Carlton former Phillies picture.
Hey I'm a Philly guy saw him pitch in person many times.

 

The 25th anniversary sets you mention were from 2001, they were a promotion by Fox Numismatics and were illustrated in the novelty section of the slab book in 2003. The set shown in the OP was produced later, notice the 2010 copyright on the back labels. I don't know if Fox Numismatics had these made up or not.

 

@Conder101
Thanks, I didn't notice the 2010 on the label.

 

@Conder101
I did a little research and found the release about 2001 had no date on the reverse label.
Then I found 2 more, I'll call them releases 2006 and 2010.
My set has 2010 on the label.
I see these listed with prices all over the place, I payed less than the lowest price I could find.

 

Jealous. I’ve only managed to get a quarter with the signature thus far. I don’t know why, but I love this three coin series.

 

Beautiful set! I've got a thing for the US Bicentennial coins and this set is just...wow.