Speculation? Old San Francisco Mint Commemoratives

Final production numbers

Uncirculated Silver Dollar: 65,609

Proof Silver Dollar: 207,248

Uncirculated Gold Half Eagle: 16,149

Proof Gold Half Eagle: 41,517

2006 American Legacy Set: 48,452


I understand that commerative coins just aren't as popular as the standard Silver Eagles. However with these number being so low for the uncirculated pieces does anyone here care to speculate as to the future value in one year from now?

I live in the SF bay area and have purchased several of each except for the gold proof. I only purchased the silver proof directly from the mint.

3 silver proof
3 NGC MS70 ($80 each)
2 Gold Uncirculated $10 each over mint issue price

Don't ever plan on selling them... My inheriters will be happy I hope.

 

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Final production numbers

Uncirculated Silver Dollar: 65,609

Uncirculated Gold Half Eagle: 16,149

Those are two nice low mintages.

 

I saw these in Coin World. WOW! The use of the old design is impressive! Had I the money, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the gold half eagles. Plural... I'd buy several.

 

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Does anyone here care to speculate as to the future value in one year from now?

 

These are very nice coins - I own a 70 NGC unc

 

I predict the value of the uncirculated dollar and gold coins will increase modestly (perhaps 50% above issue price).

The proofs will probably stay about as they are now.

[disclaimer: I own only proofs (3 dollars and 1 gold). I think they a re beautiful coins, especially the reverses].

 

Actually, 16,149 is kind of high as far as Unc $5 gold commemoratives go. The Geo Washington in '99 and the World Cup in '94 hit >22,000 but everything else since '94 has had a mintage less than 15,000 (5 < 10,000 and 5 between 10,000 and 15,000).

 

The first spouse series and American Eagle programs will probably knock down the popularity and value of commemorative gold coins for the next few years. Maybe a decade or two from now they will be better appreciated.