Bought My Most Expensive 1oz Silver To Date

Very Nice !!!

I have often wanted to collect a complete proof series.

I saw a 1996 ASE for sale (I don't think anything special about it) for $65 on Craigslist but was gone when I emailed. I know it's $19 more than a generic one but it would have made me happy to have it. I'll just keep on the lookout. For a few extra bucks you can buy some fun and unique stuff and actually spend some time inspecting it, talking about it etc, why not? What's the cost of a movie ticket these days?

jake-the $120 included the Canadian 80% set. Those are some beautiful coins and make some of the mid-60s US mint sets I have look kind of crappy.

This is not one of my regular purchases. I normally don't go over spot +$3 on ASEs. I can't talk myself into the two ASE set graded in NGC 69 from my other LCS for $225.

I've paid in the high $30s for the Wildlife Series coins. They are very nice and a couple of those bring a higher premium even though they are classified as bullion.

So you think that all proof proof versions of Eagles, Pandas, Libertads ......... have no numismatic value and are no more valuable than spot plus ? Hmmm ......interesting.

The W version of the ASE actually isn't considered to be a bullion coin here in the US. There are bullion ASEs for sure but all the ones with the mint marks on them are numismatic coins that do have added value. Theres several different types of ASEs uncirculated, proof, reverse proof and the bullion. Some of which go for real big money.

Not sure if Canada has the same thing with the Maples though

The collector ones generally dont fluctuate as much as the bullion ones with the price of silver. You need to see significant movement for them to change as opposed to a few cents or a dollar.

For most of them you can get MS69s for fairly cheap, the older ones 69 is the top grade for some of the series and command big premiums. The newer ones get the big value for perfect 70s which will only get that price if graded as such.

You can look here

http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/price...esfull.shtml

for ballpark prices, unfortunately they have all types including gold and platinum listed so its a little harder to sort through. Completed ebay listings are good to but as an idea the uncir sell from the mint right now for 50 dollars and the proofs sold for 60. Before the silver spike not to long ago the proofs were 55 and the uncirc were 45




Theyre real popular here, I imagine that mainly just the bullion ones make it across the boarder though

I will mention that is a great price on the roll of dimes. I would love to get that. They are not $112 where I go. I have never paid under melt.