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Wow...no wonder I'm struggling to figure this out! Thanks for taking so much to straighten me out! Since re-entering the hobby, I've been digging through moving boxes that contained my collecion and finding bits and pieces I forgot about. This 2000 P Eagle was one of them. So when I saw both W and P 2000's on ebay I tried to figure out how I got the P and not the W. (Sill not sure I understand that part). So, then I thought I'd try to fill in the gaps between my 2000 and the cureent 2008. I quickly found out that I'm late to the party on getting a 2008 from the mint. And, it's pricey pretty quick when buying on ebay or a dealer. (I see that 2008 UNC's are available, but for some reason I'm hooked on Proof's. Maybe I shouldn't be so snooty and take what I can get.) I guess I really should pause and try to figure out some kind of focus within this hobby. Am I trying to fill in the blanks on my Proof Sets. Should I fill in the blanks on these Bullion coins. Or maybe fill up some cardboard albums with general circulation coins. I fear that my coin hobby might be like the rest of my life...jack of all trades and master of none! Edited by hawkeye
01/09/2009 2:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Information is a beautiful thing !....  |
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Learn something new everyday!
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Bedrock of the Community
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in 2000 the W mint mark would have been the proof version the P version would have been the Uncirculated version
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Bryan1315 - not to be argumentative since I'm so new here, but the box containing my 2000 (I assume it's a P since it has no mint mark at all) says "Proof". And, I can find ad's on ebay and on various Coin site's that sell both West Point and Philadelphia Proofs. (They sell UNC. from Philadelphia too.) |
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Philadelphia did not make proof silver eagles in 2000.
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Well, if Philadelphia didn't make a Proof Silver eagle in 2000, what do have? I'm not home right so I can't re-check, but the box absolutely says Proof 1oz. Silver, etc. It's in a little plush jewelry box. And, when last I looked at it I couldn't find a mint mark so I "assumed" it's a P. Obviously I need to examine it more carefully. That said, take a look at this ebay auction. They have a PCGF Certified 2000-p Proof American Eagle. This is the auction number 160310363209. Edited by hawkeye
01/16/2009 11:28 am
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I have a 2000 proof silver eagle graded by PCGS. They identified the coin simply as "2000" on th label, with no mint mentioned. As far as I know there is no mint mark. |
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I know I'm confused :)
The pcgs price guide lists 2000-P as a proof. There are plenty of pics of coins on teletrade.com in past auctions that have a "P" mint mark, and are slabbed as proofs. It looks like the proofs started at West Point in 2001.
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01/16/2009 6:11 pm
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Oh, and if there is a "P" mint mark on your coin, it would be on the reverse. On the bottom left, between the "E" in "FINE" and the eagle.
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Note to self: stick to early 20th century.
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Your right, Mea Culpa. All this time I thought they switched all of the silver eagle production to West Point in 2000. Looks like I was wrong, as is the 2006 RedBook That I checked my "facts" in. They also list the 2000 proof as coming from West Point. I wonder if they had that error in other editions as well. |
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Conder, both the 2004 and 2008 Redbooks list it correctly. So someone fell down on the job when publishing the 2006. Kinda weird.
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Just to finish this off. I've returned home and mine is a "P" mint mark too.
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