Hi, I have been collecting coins for a few years now and have accumulated a few Proof ASE, one Proof AGE, several UNC ASE and circulated Peace Dollars and 1964 Kennedy Halves. I am wondering if in the future I should pursue more US Mint Proof bullion or move toward slabbed AGE and ASE coins. I understand that in most(if not all) cases of current bullion, the slabbed coins are pulled from proofs. I have read that most suggest collecting for fun and not for investment but, will one command a premium over the other down the road if I decide to sell my collection? Your opinion would be appreciated. Thanks! Travis
Travis, you roll the dice and take your chances. It has always been this way and I see no reason to believe it is going to change. There are just too many vairiables to make it any other way.
Travis, Hi there. Please don't take offense to this, I just need to write it for clarification because I was slightly confused by your original post. I'm guessing that you realize that there are proof and non-proof(uncirculated) silver and gold American Eagles. The proofs can be bought individually from the mint and come in their own little container with COA, etc. The non-proof coins can not be bought individually from the mint. As far as slabbed coins go, you can have slabbed proof or non-proof coins. Many people remove proof coins from their mint packaging and have them slabbed. People also have uncirculated(non-proof) coins slabbed. Me personally, if I were to collect Proof coins, I would think it may be a good idea to stick with the original mint packaging. Those tend to be what people are looking for. If you collect non-proof coins, it's up to you whether or not you want to buy slabbed coins. For gold Eagles, I like them slabbed, for silver, I'm not as set in stone on those just because they're usually not worth quite as much. As for what will be worth more, who knows? But, it does seem that often you might be able to get non-proof silver coins for not much over the spot price of silver, so maybe those are the better bet. Of course, if you want them slabbed in a high grade, say MS69, you'll pay a bit more. I hope this helps.
