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I recently completed my Jefferson collection. Previously I finished my LMC unc. set. I have 3 coins left in my LWC collection (09s, 09VDBs, and 14d). So I'm jonesing for a new collection to start, and I've come down to the ASE's or Silver Washingtons. If you've collected either series, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Any thing to look out for? I've done my research (red book, numismedia, grey sheets, etc.) but there's nothing like experience. For instance, when I started my Jeff collection, I thought the 50D would be the toughest. Turns out the toughest in UNC was the 39 D, S and 42 D. It's the little things that help to know ahead of time. Any guidelines on what I'd really have to pay for a common date in either series? Any thoughts on storage of ASE's? I will use my Dansco for Washingtons. Any good stories in your collection of either? I would find any thoughts you folks have very helpful and useful. Thanks so much for your time. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To me, both are a good choice. The Washington quarter set I think is a really great looking set, when you do it in better grade coins. IMO most should be in AU/BU, maybe a few in VF/XF. My experience with this set is, it is easy to go through junk silver boxes at LCS's and fill most all the holes. Then the upgrade process starts, and sometimes never ends. For ASEI started out in buying the proof ASE from the mint, in 1986. At some point I got a Dansco album for a Bullion date set. The last few years I have been getting into lighthouse coin cases. One of the cases I was putting my proof ASE's into. There is a lot of space in the case I have them in, so I started putting the burnished coins. That was still not enough, so the past couple weeks I have been buying more bullion ASE's with hopes of having a complete silver ASE set in one case. I don't think you could go wrong doing either set. |
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Both sets are a pleasure to assemble. My quarters were done when I was young and have many circulation finds and the ASE's mostly were purchased from the mint each year of issue. Even the bullion ASE dansco album is an impressive set and easily obtained. |
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I watch both on ebay, and you can get proof quarters fairly close to face value and silver proofs at spot if you buy by the roll. If you are mainly collecting one at a time to fill folders, ASE's are usually 2x spot for pre-2001 and +5 spot after. I haven't looked at single quarters. If you want single quarters, buying mint sets is cheap. Common years sell for $5 for a 5 coin set, and you can often get more expensive sets as part of a lot for cheap. 50$ for 5 or more sets that include silver coins is fairly common, and for the pre-1970 coins, uncirc sets are the cheapest (look for the ones packed in cellophane, not the side by side third party holders.) Overall, if you are buying single coins, ASE would be easiest since they started only in the 80s, but making a set is expensive, especially w-mark editions. Quarters would be cheaper per coin, but you need to buy by the set or roll for the best prices. Edited by Superhal
10/12/2013 5:28 pm
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Since silver is down now is the time to scoop up the common date Washington's or get in on the ground floor for the Eagles.
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As said, both are good choices. I finished a circulated set a bit ago... https://goccf.com/t/154359And I am currently working on the high grade set... https://goccf.com/t/160222As is being discussed in the second thread, the quarters from 40 back are all pricey in high grades, aside from the obviousness of the 32 D&S. The ASE's. Wellllll, that can be a BIG set depending on how "complete" you want it to be. Just the "bullion coins, easy and not super expensive. Normal proof coins, more expensive. Add those two together plus the Unc collectors coins and the special sets and the 08 rev of 07 and you are getting expensive. And lets not forget the 95W rolling in at a starting retail of 2800.00. |
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I personally like Washingtons.. I collect them in series. However for me the ASE is a bullion coin and I treat it as such. I dont care about date and/or mint |
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I am assembling a BU ASE set myself. I like the idea of a Dansco filled with one of each year of these puppies. Plus, it's, you know, an ounce of silver and whatnot. And you're right about the Jefferson nickels in BU...those 39-S and 42-D non silver ones were a pain in the butt to find in BU and not pay a ripoff amount for them. Edited by skyshark124
10/13/2013 07:59 am
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I don't collect either but if I had to choose I would go with the quarters. John1  |
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I think that you should do quarters because the key dates (1932-D and 1932-S) will most likely hold their value. I have looked at both sets and the Eagles are better but the quarters are cheaper. However you can't really go wrong with either set as someone mentioned earlier.
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I would go with the quarters. You will only have a few that cost some money.
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Choose the quarters.  |
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Thanks for all the responses folks, based on your responses, I'm going with the quarters. Plus, if I get the 32-64's, it can segue nicely into the moderns too. Are there any BU moderns that gave anyone an issue in obtaining, or were they all fairly easy? I'm not talking MS-70, I'm just looking to put together a really nice MS-63-65 set (or better if they're very reasonable).
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Bedrock of the Community
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Are there any hard modern quarters .... First I would have to ask
Would you be planning on doing just P/D or S proofs and silver proofs.
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Some moderns are harder then others but theyll be MUCH cheaper by comparison to the silver ones. None of the moderns should really be an issue for your grade range.
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I am thinking the 1992 - 1998 silver proofs can have a good cost. The 1982 and 1983's can be hard to find in MS grades and can, and have a higher cost.
I agree none cost as much as some from the 30's, a few are higher for modern coins.
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