What Is A Complete ASE Set?

David,

I wanted to make mention that My American Silver Eagles Collection is All Originally Packaged Examples, Not a slab in the Membership.......

Many that collect Will ONLY have a slabbed or graded examples....


That's Another Topic in itself, ALL OGP..

Thanks Again.... Hope this Helps...

for me, a 'complete' ASE collection would have to include every Proof and uncirculated one from 1986 to present - to include the 'elites' that Mike stated (including the 1995-W proof too) but for some that cannot afford the 2 'kings' of the series, I would not consider it a 'non-complete' set.
But for me the complete set also includes a Bullion ASE from every year as well.

Thanks nickelsearcher for starting this discussion.



Why would I have to have the 5 Coin 10th Anny Eagle set issued in 1995 if all I wanted / needed to complete my set is the 1995 -W ASE proof ?
I'm on the verge of completing my ASE "set" and as BStrauss3 points out, it's my collection, so it's my rules
My set includes: single coins -- UNC, Proof -- in their OGP; raw coins (Bullion); OGP Sets ( 2011 25th Anny 5 Coin Set is one example); TPG slabbed coins (which include some bullion, burnished, and proof coins), and many of the multi-coin sets ( the SF and WP two coin sets from 2012 & 2013, and others) still in their OPG.
Through the end of 2024, my list showed 58 distinct mint marked proofs in the series, which includes the Rev Prf, Enh Rev Prf, and WWII privy variations; as of year end, I had 57 of 58. On the bullion front, I have at least one from each year in the series. I'm aware there are years where multiple mints struck bullion coins; my choice is not to chase down all of them. This Coin Week article from June, 2022, is a helpful reference for ASE Bullion hunters: https://coinweek.com/bullion-silver...m-beginning/

I admire and respect the ASE collectors with 100% slabbed or 100% OGP collections (and their time and effort to share photos of their collections on the CCF ). ASE's are addicting (and expensive !)

It's all good, MD. . .We are all afflicted with the same fever. . .some temps are higher than others.

You know I'd weigh in sooner or later ;-).
It seems like you're asking more for opinions than facts.
It's not too hard to find out what's been offered over the years. A bullion every year. Yes sometimes more than one mint made them in certain years, but you don't seem worried about that. Since the mint made one privy billion now, and probably more to come, you'd almost want to have one of every one, but that's more of a variety than a "finish". Probably add to the list the Uncirculated 2008 rev of 2007, again the only accidental variety (I'd stop short of calling, what is it, 45,000 examples, an "error". So with the bullion, privy, and variety out of the way, then it comes down to all the proof, Uncirculated, and special finishes. I think it's probably all fairly documented what you'd need for a complete set.
I agree with the statement about the 1995W, no one says you need the whole 10th Anniversary set.
Myself I'm lucky I had the resources to come up with the whole set. I hate to see a set broken up. Most people obtaining just the ASE will probably end up with it graded. Many collectors would probably wonder about the authenticity of a raw 1995W, but less so about a complete set.


My problem has revolved around that. But with the US Mint. I have all the sets they ever put out and all the individual issues. So I have ASEs where they existed in several sets in a given year. So if they offered for example the 2017S in both the Congrats set and Limited Edition Silver Proof set, I have them both. And also like I mentioned the 10th Anniversary set, I have that complete set.
It's my passion. I also have a few sets that The Royal Mint produced with silver eagles in them. I really think I have them all, but you never know.

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The ASE series is Best Fully understood with a Research Factual Pictorial guide. I with the Help of Some Very Passionate ASE collectors Here refer to The American Silver Eagles, A guide to the U S Bullion Coin Program, 4th Edition, by John M. Mercanti, Chief Engraver, United States Mint . ( retired ).

I hope this Helps, Research is Key to Knowledge in Numismatics, Best Wishes, MD.

The NGC Registry has categories for Silver eagles, in proof, burnished, and bullion. https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/co...llion-coins/ I would think one or more of the Registry categories would provide a 'complete list' of silver eagles. I collect certified silver eagles in 69 and 70 grades and have all except the proof 95-W.