Any News On 25th Anniversary ASE Set?

If you have a coin show coming up near you give it a try! No one says you have to sell if you don't get an offer you like and you stand the chance of doing a cash sale (no commissions). Don't forget to check with any local dealers, especially smaller ones that might be more willing to split eventual profits with you.

receive an email from US mint saying my order in back-order state. still waiting for that stupid letter to confirm my addreess

Snapper, the ebay listings for these sets are on page 1, under the opening thread.

Earlier I had posted about a friend who I informed about the anniversary sets and he will have them in hand tomorrow. I was asked to assist in suggesting a TPG'R for his coins to be graded, I suggested ANACS, I had asked him to call them and get the specifics and let me know, I am set back as to what the company rep had told him, first, they want him to open the box and remove the sets, they do NOT want the original packaging.

He was also told there is no "special" label for the sets other than the 25th anniversary label, I thought they would have a FDOI, FS, OR ES label. I am amazed they told him to open the boxes and if he wants the coins in any consecutive order, number the plastic coin covers, ie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 and so on. I will help and offer my opinions as to help his chances of having at least a good shot at, if any, some 70 sets. Being We will see the coins prior to shipping.

I really am having a problem as to why they are doing things this way, but actually like the idea, being the discussion here has been at times about "things behind closed doors', What do members think about this way of doing business? I actually see moves like this, NOT seen in the graders world will bring only good things to this company, I am just not sure how it can be done, with every barrel of apples, there will always be some rotten fruit, it only takes a few to spoil everything for ALL the rest.

I really like the idea of seeing your coins, numbering them If you choose and placing what you believe is a strong chance for the "70" set together....... Some of The choices are for a 15 day service the per coin charge is $17.00 for the 5 day service the per coin charge is $29.00 , about $30-40 dollar charge for the shipping/insurance/handling fee is also needed, and being I believe this company is rising up the ladder in terms of quality, consecutive fair accurate grading practices like NOT before, and deserve the business.

My question is this IF a set comes back MS/PF 70, in consecutive slabbed order what do members believe the set would fetch on the bay, a guesstimate is all I could expect, Thanks to all,....

Thanks for your comments ohihate and claire. I see the listings now. I'll plan on checking the tempature at the coin show and any if the ASE25 fever is running high I may have a tough decision on my hands; quick profit vs. passing down a few keepsakes to my kids. I myself got caught up into the frenzy. Not really an ASE collector. I started as a stacker/investor but a couple tubes of the bullion ASEs had me admitting that they are very nice looking coins. Thanks again.

MD, when I first discovered that ANACS was not offering anniversary set labeling I was pleased, believing that they were not playing the "pay for the fancy label" game. Then I realized that they do exactly that but only for contract customers like HSN. In fact, HSN has exclusive rights to the "FOID" label at ANACS and ICG. One of the HSN salesmen claims that he "invented" it. Now that I realize that all of the four trusted grading companies are all heavily into the sale of what I consider to be deceptive labeling on a large scale, I have all but decided not to have any of my anniversary sets graded. If and when I sell them it will either be in unopened mint shipping boxes or opened for the buyer to inspect before buying. These sets, like their 2006 counterparts have most of their added value in the two unique coins and will retain that base (and very good) value even if opened. If a buyer wants to take over the risk that coins in sealed boxes might be damaged and wants to pay at least as much as an opened set would cost then great but I am rapidly shying away from the TPGs and have decided against any of the "special" labeling. 25th anniversary set labels are OK, but I cannot bring myself to put any of FS, ER, FDOI, or whatever else is out there on a coin in order to get more money out of it. I wish I could (and so does my bank account), but I can't.

Because the mint is self insured. They never buy insurance and take full responsibility for the contents of their shipments. That is also one way that they keep shipping costs low.

Oh I am just sooo confused with all of this !









And I STILL don't know if I'm getting my Sets yet or NOT !
Nothing has changed on it yet.....