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Valued Member
Canada
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I am Canadian. Although I admire some US coins, I am not an avid collector of them. I have taken a shine to the Statehood Quarter set however and I am considering purchasing an entire set of proof coins. The reason I am posting here is twofold. First I am hoping that I can get a reasonable amount to offer for such a set. I know where I can get one but he basically said 'make me an offer', and has not set a price. The second reason is, as stated, I am not that much of a US coin collector. Is there any advice or pointers that I should consider when making such a purchase. For the record, I know this person well and he is well trusted, so it is more so pointers on the coins themselves that I should be aware of. The set includes 56 clad proofs through the 2009 territories. They are currently stored in airtites within 2x2's. Thanks in advance for any input you may offer. Edited by rikcando
01/20/2011 11:51 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In my opinion, you should go for the silver proofs and not the clad ones. I don't think there's much value in the clads personally. Plus I just prefer the way a silver proof looks to a clad proof. At least you will have the silver value as a floor.
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Valued Member
 Canada
287 Posts |
I have not looked at the silver proofs so I cannot judge the difference. The silver Canadian proofs I have look similar to the clad proofs so they will fit nice into my collection.
Additionally, I consider myself a collector, and not that much of an investor. I am not really concerned with resale value nor bullion values. I do completely agree with your comment if resale was ever to be an issue. It is always nice to see the value of my collection increase, but that is not why I collect, nor is it generally an important point in my consideration of a purchase.
Thank you for your comments.
As an after thought, he has the silver set but is not interested in selling them, so he too must feel them same. I think the price of the silver set may be more than I was hoping to spend on such a set anyways.
Edited by rikcando
01/21/2011 12:27 am
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
I agree with the aforementioned....I am collecting the quarters in silver and suggest you do the same....if you ever decide to sell they will be worth more
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just stumbled on this site.......don't recommend it or anything....it's just a typical "coin site". http://www.mintproducts.com/1999-2009_proof-sets/So, if they're selling the complete Proof Set for $135.00 (minus the Territories)..... I'd say they are OVER-PRICED typically, but I'd offer your friend somewhere in the range of $90.00 - $125.00.......that'd be my guess. |
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
Thank you eaglefoot.
I really appreciate the link, and thank you for offering your opinion.
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Valued Member
United States
183 Posts |
I am considering collecting some silver proof State Quarters. Currently have none, but been starting to browse ebay to get a sense of prices...hoping to find some deals shipped around melt, but seems unlikely. |
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
Quote:I am considering collecting some silver proof State Quarters. Currently have none, but been starting to browse ebay to get a sense of prices...hoping to find some deals shipped around melt, but seems unlikely. I'm not sure what this has to do with the topic, but if you happen across any clad proofs in your search I'd be happy to see them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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one thing I haven't seen anyone mention, the 1999 silver proof set of State Quarters are the Key dates for the series. The clad proofs are not expensive but just the 5 quarters in silver that was minted in 1999 can cost more than the rest of the set put together |
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
I am starting to think that I am the only person in the world that has any interest in purchasing a clad proof set. Maybe I should just go back to Canada and leave the US coins for someone else to collect. Thanks to all for your input, and especially eaglefoot who managed to stay on topic. |
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Valued Member
United States
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ricando: I, like you, collect. I have never been much for "investing" in coins. Wish I could help with a target price, but I do not collect any quarters. If you keep checking back, sooner or later the right answer will be posted in here. Just give it a bit.
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
Thank you for the support ebm. It is nice to know that I am not alone, and I will try to be a bit more patient. I guess that not everyone can understand that some people appreciate the artistry of the designs, and the quality of the production of the coins they collect, regardless of their composition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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rikcando Don't feel that way .. there are many of us.... State Quarter collectors. I like all the different type of quarters .. business strike .. satin .. clad and silver proofs. And I have them all several times over. I think you should collect what you like. I am pretty sure that the 2008 clad proof qarters are the highest priced. I saw a guy offered just the quarters set today .. for $30.00. One of the sites I buy from has the 2008 for $36.00 and the run from 1999 to 2008 for $129.00 USD Not sure what offer you want to make. If it looks like all the coins are in good shape, I would think $130 to $135 would be a good range. Other things to consider .. we are looking at the buy price .. not sure what a dealer would pay for them .. I sometimes like being between the buy and sell price. Also .. you might want to consider the airtites .. 56 of those .. I would think have a value .. I would guess 20 to 30 dollars new. |
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Valued Member
Canada
287 Posts |
Thank you GoldRush58. I did not realize that the 2008 was that much more costly than any of the others. And that is a very good point you made about the airtites.
Please forgive my ignorance, but do you know if they generally came with these airtites from the mint? The Canadian proof sets come as one book sized package, and I've never taken one apart to put the coins into airtites. Individual proof coins come in a case, but I do not believe they are sealed. At least the ones I have were not, but the latest date I have on a single coin is 1973. I thought possibly the quarters were delivered this way from the mint.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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rikcando The 2008 clad proof mint production run was stopped early, so it has what is considered a low mintage. All proof State Quarters were issued from the mint in a hard plastic lens. The lens came boxed/sold in the regular proof or silver proof set, or boxed and sold as just the quarters. All 5 quarters for that year are in the same lens, 2009 have 6 quarters in the lens. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Ok GoldRush58, maybe those were not airtites, and actually just the lens. I'll have to double check that today. Edit: Quote:
All 5 quarters for that year are in the same lens Oh, I misread that. They were not individual lens. Cool. Thank you again for all of the information. Edited by rikcando
01/22/2011 10:34 am
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