US Mint New Product Pricing

I wouldn't make any decisions in haste

Just think, at one point in time some collectors decided to stop buying ASEs because the price went up too much

I did a bing search but could not find the original US Mint price for a 1986 ASE

But I started collecting them in March of 2025 and I was happy to pay $40 - $95 for each coin because I wasn'y paying attention to them when they were less expensive

Now, all of the ASEs I bought have a higer melt value then what I paid for for them.

I'm sure plenty of collectors are kicking themselves for not buying more at a price they couldn't stomach 20 years ago


If I were you I would just cut my subscriptions back to 1, I wouldn't complete pass up on the oppertunity to buy them.

When was the first large price jump for ASEs?

Let me see if I can list just the normal proof prices here:
1986-$21
1987 to 1997(!)-$23
1998-2003 +$1, $24
2004-2006-$27.95
2007-$29.95
2008-$31.95
2009-none made
2010 +$14, $45.95
2011, they changed prices 3 times, in order it was:
Initially $59.95, then up to $68.45, then down to $58.95
2012- initially $59.95, then down to $54.95
2013-$62.95
2014-$52.95
2015-$48.95
2016 (lettered edge)-$53.95 (wondering if they charged more due to the lettered edge)
2017-$53.95 (I think this was the first year for the 40 coin bulk packs)
2018S-$55.95
2018W-$54.95
2019S&W-$55.95
2020S&W-$73 (note these were advertised as bring the last type 1 ASEs, which ended up not being the case)
2021W type 1-$80
2021S type 2-$80
2021W type 2-$80
End of my list, I need to update it at some point.

I hear what you're saying, jbuck. I've mentioned before that the ASE is what started my silver coin collection and I now have hundreds. But, a $78 per coin increase from 2025 is just not acceptable.
As you know I require three of each coin so instead of two proofs and an uncirculated I need six proofs and three uncirculated. When you do the math I just can't justify spending that much.

No, I will not regret it. It should not cost $80 to turn a 1 oz piece of silver into an ASE proof. I'm tired of the mint's high prices. I'm not going to pay their profit and have to wait three years to get my money back.

I don't collect coins as an investment, I just collect what I like and most are metal related - coins, meteorites, guns, etc.

Even my 1/72 scale military airplanes and 1/24th scale Batmobiles are die cast.



I was just offering a perspective that some people might be missing on this entire price increase situation.



Most were fine with paying a higher percentage of profit even when the price was $105 for the 250th anniversary Military ASEs.


But now it just feels like it's worse, even though the profit margin is smaller, so they seem to be throwing in the towel.



Recently I was very disappointed that the mint discontinued the Proof AI Dollars.


I didn't give up on collecting, I just decided to go with the Reverse Proofs and bought all of the sets.

Sometimes the things you love to collect can break your heart but, IMO, this price hike doesn't rise to that level for me.



To be honest, I haven't been this excited about collecting coins in a long time.


I'm 58, so these Semiquincentennial coins should be the last annually celebrated set in my life time, unless I make it 108.


I'm looking forward to the all of the new designs and I'm really looking forward to the Enhanced Uncirculated Peace and Morgan dollars


My advice to anyone that want's to cancel their subscriptions - WAIT


You don't have to cancel it today, you can wait until it's time to confirm the order.

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