Comments on: US Mint Sets Pricing for Hot Springs 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin

By: nomidas

nomidas — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:49:12 +0000

Where are the AP’s, the Heavyweight buyers ?

Since the cost to AP’s on the last 5 medals, oops coins, were below $950 where the justice ?

Guess no ordinary collector will get the MS 68/69’s, they WILL be culled out to be “slabbed”. What excitement , a mintmark !

No thanx, I’ll pass on this one too !

By: jim

jim — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:13:37 +0000

These have a mint mark.

By: James

James — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:18:53 +0000

So, What will be the difference in these and the one’s that we’re released to the AP’S earlier. They we’re BU Coins. Will these be Proofs?
Also, I would rather see a 5 Oz. Silver Eagle Proof……….

By: Mercury

Mercury — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:41:42 +0000

On April 28 with the release on this 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin, the US Mint will be unleashing what will come to be known as the worst disaster in The US Mint History (the ultimate Frankenstein monster and everything that goes with it) In my opinion in the best interest of the Mint as well as the tens of thousands of collectors, the mint should simply forgo the release of this numismatic 5 coin collector series and cancel its release all together because of the availability of only 27,000 possibilities. It wouldn’t be the first time the mint has cancelled a highly anticipated coin release, and it probable will not be the last time. But in this particular case I think in all fairness, this is the right time. Think about it, the mint probably could have squeaked out 27,000 of the cancelled 2009 and 2010 American Eagle Silver Uncalculated Coins, but would that have been the right thing to do. So just because I can is not a good enough reason. The end result will not justify the means. Please do us all a favor, lets write this one off to experience and lets all start a new with the 2011 5 oz Silver Uncalculated Coin Series. All in favor say “I”

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:55:39 +0000

As I write this, I can buy a 2007 First Spouse half-ounce for $795 (melt: $726.50). This represents a markup of under 9.5% for a mintage of ONLY 20,000! At the same retailer, I can buy a roll of 2011 American Silver eagles for $907.40 (melt: $807.60). The markup for this is 12.4%; mintage in the millions. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m waiting. It may not even take a correction to get this at a lower price. Thanks!