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Valued Member
United States
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I was thinking of putting together a set of proof State Quarters to go with my uncirculated set. I can get the 1999-2007 proofs in original packaging as a group for $38.00, but the 2008 would cost $34.00 just for it. Why? The mintage figures are not that much different for 2008. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12815 Posts |
Or are you looking just for the quarters sets? Even those are $45 for Proof and $35 for Ag Proof in the Red Book. Must be the same reasoning. Edited by CelticKnot
04/22/2012 6:57 pm
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I can't answer as to why the hike in price (agree it must be mintage and availability). but where can you get the proof sets for $38 from? That sounds a really good price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think he was talking about just the quarters sets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 2008 proof set is the lowest of the 10-year run, and I suspect that speculators bought the majority of the sets and are holding on to them. They were expensive two years ago relative to the 2007 and 2009 sets, and had the odd anomaly of being a bit more expensive than the 2008 silver proof set. They are at parity now. The set that's following 2008 with a decent premium over issue price is the 2010, which has a lower mintage than even the 2008.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Good news. I got a 2008-S Quarter proof set this weekend from a local dealer. He knew that I was looking for one and wondered why so expensive. He thinks that the popularity with that set is the Alaska quarter. I will have to look a little more into mintage's for these quarters. He also had the 1999-S through 2007-S proof quarter sets. All ten sets came home with me for $62.50. $27.50 for the 2008-S, and $35.00 for the 1999-S through 2007-S. Now that I have all the Unc. P and D and the Proofs it may be time to look into the proof silver ones. Well maybe if silver comes down some.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1999 Silver Proof Set of quarters is EXPENSIVE!!!!!! Sit down before looking. I managed to finish the State Quarters in PDSS without my wife noticing our check book total  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great deals. Glad to hear your local dealer came through for you. It pays to buy local, sometimes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:The 1999 Silver Proof Set of quarters is EXPENSIVE!! Sit down before looking. I managed to finish the State Quarters in PDSS without my wife noticing our check book total Fortunately it is much lower now than it was several years ago. |
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Posted 04/22/2012 6:57 pm
