The 2009 Abraham Lincoln Silver Commemorative Dollar

Finally received mine today. 1 uncirculated and 1 proof.

I checked out the mint web site today and the Uncirculated is sold out and the Proof is now on a waiting list.

I decided to order one on the waiting list, I regret not ordering another proof yesterday when it wasn't on the waiting list.

Uncirculated commems do tend to have lower mintages than the proofs, most people prefer to purchase the proofs. This mintage differential does not always impact the value though.

My proof Lincoln dollar finally made it from the US Mint to my folks in the US and over to me in the UK.

Really impressed with it.

seems like the uncirculated coin is catching the same premium as the proof on the bay

I've had 5 proofs from the mint and NGC slabbed them:
Three PF70UC, One PF69UC, and one arrived scratched so I didn't send it in.
Not too bad, but disappointed in the scratched coin straight from them.
Still have the 5 UNC on it's way expected ship date May 5.

I have to buy at least 5 at a time to make the shipping worth it per coin- they charge $14.95 + $2.95 PER COIN, so 5 coins ends up tallying nearly $30. That's $6/coin.

3 PF and 3 UNC Brailles on the way at some point too, but who knows when.

morgans dad; Maybe not so much.
1988 D Seoul
1994 D world cup
1994 U.S. Prisoner of War
1995,96 Olympic series
1997's
and lately with the '08 Bald Eagle
the values for those BU were higher than PF, except in some cases MS/PF70

Generally speaking with the modern commems, the Proofs have the price advantage over the BU's.

And to be sure, the 08 Bald Eagle $1 has higher value on collectors-society set listing points, but both PCGS and NGC have the proof valued higher at this point in time.

these are very cool