2011 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle

I sort of like that holder ... I may have to get one .. if I can get a MS 69 close to raw price

I was kind of waiting to see if the mint would do something special. It is nice though.

I hope they put a set together like they did with the 20th anniversary but I doubt they will since they haven't made the burnished coin in the past 2 years stating how short they are with silver. If they do I know it will cost more than the 100.00 the 20th anniversary sets cost from the mint then. If they do and are cheap enough I may try to get another 20 sets of them also as Christmas presents like I did with the 20th ann. sets

Remember that Early Release (NGC) and First Strike (PCGS) coins could easily have been minted from die that were about to be retired (late die state). By the time the first coins are shipped, hundreds if not thousands of die pairs have been used up by the mint. I don't expect any special 25th packaging from the mint unless they do in fact make the uncirculated coin and even then it won't be anything like adding a reverse proof to the mix (which they now can and should do). We can only hope that if they do anything that it will be something more than just a special package. A real special coin, like the 2006 "reverse" proof but different than that, would be nice.

I too was waiting to hear if the Mint was going to do something special for the silver anniversary of the silver eagle. My favorite coin from the Mint is the 20th anniversary reverse proof coin. What a beautiful coin, it radiates beauty.

The year isn't over yet. The 20th anniversary set didn't come along until Nov of 2006.

i would buy it

Johnny thank you for posting pictures of the 20th anniversary edition, it just makes me smile when I see that reverse proof coin and marvel what a pretty coin. And Condor you are right the Mint usually waits to the end of the year to do its best stuff. So I guess we will have to be vigilant and keep an eye on the Mint.