Silver getting crushed today

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but Their Choice of year ASEs.
==> https://www.providentmetals.com/1-oz-american-silver-eagle-dates-our-choice.html

otherwise $19.87 for 2017s of 1-19 and prices drops from there a bit with larger quantities.

 

Tempting. I am going to make a collection of all the ASE's. Will do it with my niece and nephew. This would be a great way to start.

 

You can get many years through the "their choice" program.
Though they probably pull out the more rare ones.
Through the choice program I believe I got, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 2000, 01 02 03 05 06 08 2010, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

The other years you have to buy separately. Of course, there's no guarantee of which years you will and won't get in the "their year choice" offerings as it's what ever they have in stock that people have redeemed.

Of course that is for the general circulated variety.
If you want to Proof/special ones you'll have to pay at least double or more for each.

 

Are you storing Your different year ASE's in a binder or tubes?

 

Not sure about Claw but I store mine in air tites and stack them on side against each other.

 

You mean I can get a 1996 uncirculated ASE from their choice program for around $20.00

 

I had to double check my records ... I got the 96 separately not part of that "Choice ASEs"

So no with the 96 for $20. Keep in mind though I've bought over 100 and may be one or two of a particular year I mention (other than buying specific ones to fill in my complete set).

 

I just have them in tubes.

I have a couple tubes for my 1986 to 2017 single ASEs total collection.

then all the others are broken down into specific year tubes or a bundle of years in one tube. I know 2017, 2013 and 2011's have their own full tubes. I think I have about 12 tubes total filled up various amounts.

I don't like looking through plastic to look at them, plus their mostly for wealth storage anyways except for the complete set.

 

I do keep a set current. I bought every date in the year of issue, no backfill. I use a Dansco album, and the edge toning on the earliest ones is kinda neat, but nothing radical. I only put bullion quality ASE's in the Dansco - no proofs, capsuled W uncircs, or special issues - non mintmarked only. I have fallen in like with the W marked uncircs, but I keep them in OGP.

 

I have always found that the Their Choice ends up with full rolls of the same year. An order may be made up of different years, but only in full rolls.

 

I haven't bought a full tube in a while.
and I don't think I've ever had one purchase having all of the same year.
I always get at least a couple years or some form of mixture. I do have most of my purchases documented so I'm fairly sure of the mixture.

 

Here's the thing with me and tubes. I am horrible at getting the bullion coins or rounds out of them with out them getting caught or jacked up somehow. I usually put on latex gloves when handling coins in tubes because of this. If it is a full tube then I use the book method but even that can maybe cause some minor damage. How do you handle your coins in tubes without wrecking them?

 

May i suggest a silver collection from around the globe, i am starting that with 1 OZ
Silver coins ASE,S of course, but there is the Canadian Maple leaf, Mexico,s libertad
and many others remember variety is the spice of life

 

I put crumpled up non "foxing" paper (at least I think it is) to first prevent the partial tube from allowing the coins to move around when dropped etc. when it's stored.

When taking them out the objective is to lift the tube off the stack and leave the ASEs standing.

This is where the paper comes in handy.
When I open the Tube and lift upside down I'll slowly pull the paper down and see if the ASEs lower. Of course, many times they may not.

I assume you use a book, cover opened 90 degrees and put tube against it, then lower it down. But I've learned that process lets the edges get hung up and the coins shift too easily.

So I basically pull the paper out and use my finger under the paper to prevent the coins from dropping out. I'll then basically slide it on a flat surface where I also have a cushion and clean towel on. I then lift the tube off of the coins and I end up with a stack of coins. I reverse this to put the coins in the tube.

Of course, sometimes one or others get jammed. That's where the paper helps again as I can stick the paper up the tube to help flatten the coins and bring them further down the tube, then put on the flat cushioned surface.

But it's sometimes a pain to pull out of tubes. I don't do it often so it's not a main concern of me.

 

I don't worry about it. It is only bullion. Worth exactly the same with a fingerprint on it.

 

I understand what you are saying, but ASE's are a little different as they are coins and there are a couple dates that have much higher premiums that I will be collecting.

 

You're right they are considered bullion. However, to those of us that also collect them because of their beauty, or any other significance there might be for them. The ASE's to ASE collectors, no matter which date, mint mark, method of production, or special circumstance that arrives, has significance, and requires special attention to detail.

 

I agree with you for individual coins. But the conversation was about tubes. Tubes generally are bought only as a bullion investment.

 

Let me ask you this though ,sakata. Do you purchase Silver, just because of the fact it is Silver?