Working On My American Silver Eagle Type 2 Collection, Is There Any That I'm Missing On My List?

I can't wait to see them in the album...but I guess I'll have to..

Subscriptions for the Congratulations Set and Enhanced Uncirculated may prove to be well thought out, as both have lower production and should be in high demand.

I am banking on the fact that my subscription to the Uncirculated will get me the EU. Looks like I will need to get in line early for the Congrats set as I do not have a subscription and those are closed.

I will note that WAYYYYYY back in 2017, the only way to get the S-proof oringinally was the Congrats set, until they decided to add it to the LESPS. I know the LESPS is not happening this year, so I will be setting my alarm.

Not really important, but you can look back through topics here on the CCF if you like. A couple venerable CCF members were shouting from the rooftops to get the '17 Congrats Set because it was the only one that had the S Proof ASE, and the S-Proof ASE hadn't been seen before that since 1992. The Congrats set quickly sold out because of that. But the S-Proof ASE was again made available in the LESPS later that year. Perhaps that was the plan all along for that year, but if so it wasn't well known. And, previous to 2017, the LESPS contained the W-Proof ASE.

Regardless, my point is that this feels very similar. Maybe the P-proofs will appear later in another product. Just speculation at this point and I am definitely going to be in/on line to get one at noon when the '26 Congrats sets drop for what will be my last year of collecting ASEs.

I'm still waiting on the 2026 bullion in the mail so I'll have to add it when it gets here.

What I learned. ANACS slabs are easy to crack, using a flat head to twist around the sides and it'll pop open. PCGS slabs are a pain to crack and takes a lot of force using slip joint pliers.

The capsules in the OGP are a pain to take out of the felt-lined plastic holders. I had to push it out by taking the plastic holder out and pushing it from the rear. The capsules themselves are a pain too. Banging them on the table didn't work well, I had to use a razor blade of most of them to separate it enough to get my finger nail in to open it...

And when the capsule finally opens with prying force, the silver eagles will fly out and hit the table. The sound of a silver eagle hitting the table with that unique ping sound always makes me cringe when it's unintentional.

I took some quick pictures.










I already completed the American Silver Eagle Type 1 bullion in a Dansco album. I'm trying to look into starting the Type 1 burnish uncirculated or the Type 1 proof, but some of those are very costly, way beyond my budget.

I just purchased the Dansco Silver Dollars album. I'm going to doing the same with the modern day 2021+ Morgan and Peace dollars. There is something about it being in an album and flipping the pages that feels really nice which slabs and OGP cannot give you.

So just a short visit to the 2017 press release section reveals that "the truth was out there" in advance of the Congrats set releases. I didn't look through this site. Many times I've seen incorrect or at least incomplete info on it. I am still interested in searching through any coin info that may be available online from this time, to see if they were referring to this press release.
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Below asterisks is copy/paste from US Mint website, in 2017 press releases:
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2017 United States Mint Congratulations Set Goes on Sale on April 4
March 29, 2017
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2017 Congratulations Set (product code 17RF) starting on April 4 at noon Eastern Time (ET).

Priced at $54.95, this set features for the first time ever an American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin bearing the "S" mint mark of the San Francisco Mint. The coin is encapsulated and mounted in an attractive presentation folder adorned with black, gold, and silver ribbon curls to add a festive and elegant flair. A Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the back of the folder, while coin specifications are printed on the back of the sleeve. The Product Limit is 75,000. Later this year, the American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin with the "S" mint mark from the San Francisco Mint will be available as part of the 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set.

Orders will be accepted at https://catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Information on shipping options is available at https://catalog.usmint.gov/customer...hipping.html

Coin Week reporting same in March 2017. You just had to read the whole article.

U.S. Mint Continues to Surprise With 2017-S American Silver Eagle in New Congratulations Set https://share.google/P60EVXEKpZ4j8MQ8a

The 2012S is really a "sleeper". I have the 2 coin S set, and 2 Making American History Sets (typically the cheap way to get it, as many people don't understand it). One sealed and one opened. Plus what I call an "orphan", just in the mint capsule, sprung from a 2 coin set more than likely. Actually if you can find one like that it's probably the cheapest, unless you find a deal on a graded 69 example with no provenance attached to it.