I'm new to the 5 Oz. America the Beautiful Series...(some new funds are making investment purchases easier now)...I know MOST folks in here are happy with their raw "coins", both bullion versions, and, Special Issue Proof Versions..no problem with any way, any collector enjoys this hobby, it's all good to me!...my mentor, an
ATB dealer who knows the ropes, has guided me into sticking to PCGS slabbed SP70 issues..Proof versions in top grade..long-term price increases seem likely, as low mintages, combined with high demand, will make a perfect storm.
There is NOT a lot of information, well, let me put it THIS way...compared to MOST denominations, the
ATB arena is thin..their very pricey in SP70, to say the least..it's not like hunting rolls of pennies from the bank!(which I still love to do)...my goal here is to find the folks, who, like me, invest in the highest grades they can afford, and, talk about availability,
TPG's, prices, toning and blemish issues on post-slabbed coins(more and more showing up now), and, collections, and, where we have been, where we are going..mintage allocations...I find it all a very exciting and rewarding tangent of collecting..if you do to, feel free to share some stories, recent purchases, problems, good news, different labels, how they affect your purchase, weird news, whatever..my goal is to complete a full 2010-2014 PCGS SP70 F/S set, and, take it from there(all of my purchases are Mercanti signed, with a unique "Beautiful Parks" Label, with a unique PCGS coin #, and, very low pop #'s(I own the only Hawaii, and Grand canyon, with this particular label, and, believe me, paid dearly)..I have 12 of the 25 coins needed, so far. Finding a 2010 SP70 F/S set is hard enough, signed, with BPS label(if they even exist) will be nearly impossible.
Thanks, and have fun with this!
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