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Hey everyone.... I'm back to collecting after a long hiatus and I have a problem. I recently received a 2013 Bullion Eagle as a gift from a relative, and it really captivated my attention. Before now, I didn't collect silver eagles seriously and concentrated on Morgan dollars instead. I am thinking about starting to obtain a full set of all silver eagles issued up to this point. My question to you all is this: I want my collection to serve as an investment as well as a collection, and do not want to tie its value to the price of silver. I am thinking of either doing a Dansco of all of the bullion coins and keeping the proofs etc in OGP. The another option I an considering is doing a slabbed set of MS/PF 69 and MS/PF 70 when I can afford it. Can anyone give me an opinion on which of these would be a better option? Thanks Happy Thanksgiving! |
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I have just started putting together a set of NGC PF 69's after picking up the 2013 West point set with the black retro holders. I had originally been picking up older ones in OGP but like the look of them slabbed and being able to handle them. You can usually pick them up on ebay in 69 for not much more than raw coins. |
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Before all the "its just bullion and you are a flaming idiot if you pay more than melt for what is a hunk of silver" naysayers start with their chattering, let me give you real advice.
The "bullion" issues are just fine being housed in your Dansco. Hand pick them for the highest grade and best price. You may or may not get a good return on the price of a 69 or 70 slabbed coin.
For the other issues. Yes, collecting a 69 set of the proofs, special sets, "S" and "W" mint etc is more likely to bring a greater return on your investment. Again, regardless of what the slab says, be picky about the coin you get.
Putting together a quality set of ANY popular coin is not a bad thing.
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I should clarify that I am targeting year 92-98, sub 500 million minted issues to fill my NGC box along with my 2013, 2011 and 2006 sets. I could buy a lot more silver for the price of these but I am feeding into my collector side vs. stacker.
A dansco of the bullion set would be a beautiful thing. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Searcher..... Here is my perspective...
How OCD are you about having all your coins the same grade? How OCD are you about having a truly COMPLETE set? The reason I ask these questions is that, being late to the game...some of the special issues you will want to acquire fetch some handsome figures in PF/MS 70. Speaking specifically, the MS70 of the 10th Anniversary can bring in the five figures...so I would suggest you first assess your personal needs to have a "satisfying collection" and then adjust what subset of this series you wish to collect to suit those needs and fit within your budget.
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11/28/2013 10:27 pm
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I guess I'm not that discriminatory, I have a full set baring the 1995 w and I'm happy enough with the proofs in the OGP. I did purchase off ebay a set of billions in a dansco in 2006 and now I add the new year as it becomes available. I don't buy into the hype of a "70" coin, it's just one persons opinion and I don't think I could tell the difference from a 69 to a 70. The proofs are very appealing as is this one from this year.  |
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That's a beautiful coin. The ASE's seem like a hard thing to collect. There's so many different varieties! The mints, the Unc bs. Proof, the burnished, the special, the reverse proof, so much! |
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Here is my Two Cents. Collect 69 or 70's can get them at a reasonable price over raw much of the time if you are patient. Well 69's at least. In my area there are no real coins shops available so I had to order over the net. When I first started to collect them I bought a 1996 eagle for a reasonable price at the time the pictures looked good but when I got the coin it was in a airtite but it had a big fingerprint on it that I could not get completely off. Neither did the fingerprint show up in the pictures. So I started buying them slab to ensure I would not have this problem again. |
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Muddler: Nice coin from the 2013 West Point set... Actually not a proof but called "Enhanced uncirculated" and graded as an MS not PF coin. That set is a great set and I got me quite a few..didn't do much pricewise but still a nice set BTW....it does look more like a proof than an uncirculated ASEEdited by Foxwoods Man
11/29/2013 08:03 am
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My son and I collect NGC MS69 Brown Labels, we are in it for the collecting and the thrill of the hunt. Perhaps one day we will make back our money but not important now.
Don't bother with the MS70's. You will never be able to complete the set. Some years are way out of an everyday collectors price range. PCGS has zero MS70's 1989-1994.
Collect a "finishable" set of matching labels (for all you OCD collectors like me) We also have a Dansco going of bullion issues, all MS coins. These are fun.....fun....to collect, especially for the kids. Many of these coins are really nice looking ANACs or ICG MS69-70 "crack outs" that we picked up fpr spot +.
Like smoke said, before all the " big time silver soothsayers" chime in, it's a coin collection. The silver aspect is what it is, it is a fun series to collect.
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Actually not a proof but called "Enhanced uncirculated" and graded as an MS not PF coin. Or in the case of an ANACS graded set, EU69-70 |
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I thought the enhanced were graded as SP-XX (SP being specimen for the newer collectors out there)
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I stand 2/3rd's corrected  PCGS...MS NGC....SP ANACS..EU the latter is probably the most appropriate with MS being the least |
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I have started a slabbed Silver Eagle collection following the years backwards till the new ones come out. Started with MS69's NGC Brown Label. If I can't get the Brown Label for a good price I'll just get a Blue Label. My set I'm working on is a year set not label color. So far so good, but its gonna take a while to get done.
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What s the difference between blue and brown label slabs?
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Blue labels are " early releases " , from monster boxes released from the mint within 30 days of the start of the yearly mintage. The brown label is just NGC's standard ASE label, so basically, same coin, different color label. But I like all the socks in my drawer to match  |
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