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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, ugly holder, IMO. Considering they are charging you $100 for $25 worth of silver, they could at least dress it up nice.
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Pillar of the Community
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I though the price was a bit high too. Considering that a quarter silver proof set is $32 with $1.25 FV, this should be around $51. Guess it doesn't work that way.
For the extra $49, you'd think they could do a nice wooden case like the gold issue.
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Moderator
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As I said before, it does not look fancy. I think it looks retro. It has actually grown on me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't like it at all. It looks a little cheap. For $100, you would think they could make it a little nicer than that.
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Moderator
United States
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Unlike the Coin and Chronicles sets, this may be a time where you are only buying the coins and not the presentation. So you have to ask if these coins worth $100 to you.
I like the presentation, but I do not love it (yet). That may change when I get one in hand. Regardless, unlike the annual proof sets, I doubt I will crack it. At least not immediately, so it remains to be seen whether or not these coins make it into the Dansco album.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The first thing I thought when I saw it was they went for a retro look. I rather like it.
And again, as I said repeatedly in response to the same kind of comments about the gold coin. Do you really expect to pay the value of 2 ounces of silver for 4 unique coins that likely will not be made again? Really? That is so unrealistic it isn't even funny.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think the packaging will be just fine. True, I would have prefered a wooden case.
The price, on the other hand... I think they need to adjust it based on the current price of silver.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My guess is that the bulk of these coins were minted back when silver was still $20+ an ounce, hence you wont see a downward adjustment at release time. Think there would be potential for an aftermarket wooden display case like the recent ASEs?
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Pillar of the Community
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I definitely couldn't afford them that's my coin budget for like 6 months atleast haha
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm going to put these in the Dansco album, so the packaging means little to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The price is unreasonable. Shops will buy the set & break 'em up. I'm gonna hold off & buy the only coin I care for out of the set in the secondary market.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm going to put these in the Dansco album, so the packaging means little to me. I haven't made up my mind on this yet, but they will most likely end up in the Dansco at some point. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The packaging is like an ugly dog... I can't stop looking at it. And the more I look at it the better I like it.
However, I love the wooden box the gold coin comes in.
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United States
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Gotta love all the box haters...geez. I love the retro look of the faux leather. Right out of the 60's. Way to go Mint, you did good.
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10/02/2014 3:25 pm
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Posted 10/01/2014 1:41 pm
