Comments on: Proof and Reverse Proof 2013-W American Buffalo Gold Coin Images

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:00:58 +0000

I do business with MCM, and except for the 2011 5 coin Silver Eagle set, in Pf-70 and MS-70, for which I “pre ordered” for $2,995, I’ve always gotten a good deal. Hell, no one really knew what they were going to sell for, so I took a shot. Two weeks later, they were selling for $1,400 for the 70’s. But, I still have 5 sets, Un Opened direct from the mint. Maybe I’ll be able to make a buck or three, some day. Others that I use, was APMEX, no longer because they collect tax on money! They lost my business. I like Gainesville, Gold2Keep, Mint Products, First Modern Coins, and some others on EBay. I get notices in e-mail when my favorite sellers have something I need or want and the price is always, the best. And, no shipping and no tax.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:04:07 +0000

In reply to Victor. Who's the best for prices? I usually use gainesville or moderncoinmart I know there's probably better guys but they seem pretty good

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:59:43 +0000

In reply to Peter. Regardless of price, buy one! Forget about grading it, or if you must have a graded coin, buy the grade you want from a reputable dealer. EBay has many. Except for silver commemoratives, which I buy one each from the mint, and one each MS-70 and PF-70, from a dealer I know is selling at rock bottom, I buy whatever gold I buy, from the Mint and I leave them in the original holders with all the CA's. I have the three piece Gold set with the only reverse proof coin. Someone said to have it certified. Why? It's the three coin Gold set and if someone wants to buy it, the price of a three coin Gold set is the price of a three coin gold set. FS, FR, "special Label", Star, Eagle, outhouse, babbling brook! Who gives a damn. MS and PF are the only labels that mean anything. It's just for you, to determine what you want to spend. OGP, or graded, 60 or 70. When they were minted, means nothing!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:27:33 +0000

Ok I am gonna open a hornets nest but I want other collector feedback
I am hoping to get a reverse proof buffalo if the price is right
But what strives me crazy are idiot dealers who argue that early release and first release are different
The advertise there is only 20 early releases and there are 60 first releases coins so the er label is rarer Just to give a example
There are both the same classification are The total of them together should be the mount of those graded the first 30 days
Are collectors idiots these days
Wanted to hear from other collectors
I am primarily a comic book guy and see the newbies pay 200 for a Stan lee signed certified book and pass by the old books that have a lot more real value wi the me stan sig

By: jim

jim — Tue, 28 May 2013 06:20:59 +0000

I see the Canadian Mint as more of a boutique kind of mint as far as the collectables go anyway. Didn’t stop me from collecting the 18K gold hologram zodiac series though.

By: rob

rob — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:20:47 +0000

Joe#2 you are absolutely right, a proof from a reputable mint is a proof – I see no reason at all to go have it “graded” by some third party. Over the past 30 years of collecting coins, a lot of them proofs – I have never shipped one, nor will I ever ship one to one of these “graders”. Shoot, how do you really know if you received the same coin back?? Nothing out there runs with 100% accuracy… and I’m to have faith that these “graders” do? Ha!
I will definitely get both Buffalo proofs – like vpd and Victor – I’ve gotta keep the collection going and the herd growing. Besides, the Buffalo coin is the most exciting thing the US Mint has ever offered – I love the ATB series too! Other than than those two programs the Mint has been really blah.
Over the past two years I have been looking elsewhere – I would never of dreamed of doing that 3, 5, 10 years ago!! But with anything new being delayed, series being cut short with no warning or explanation – I’ve had to look elsewhere. I have achieved the Master’s Club level with the Royal Canadian Mint – now the Canadians have got it together!! I have made some really nice additions to my collection with purchases from La Monnaie de Paris, ICMC and The Royal Mint as well.
With that said…. No coin, in my opinion, compares to our American Buffalo!

By: magerlee

magerlee — Mon, 27 May 2013 17:26:21 +0000

It is awful that some people have had problems with some of the buffalos. I have been fortunate in that I have a collection of all the gold Buffalos in proof form and none of the spots you have spoken of. The first one I bought was the 2006 ungraded at a coin shop in phoenix for about $1100, I was kind of inexperienced and didn’t notice a small chink in the indians cheek. It always bothered me and so I sold it for a nice profit when gold was up for $1950. The rest of my collection is mixed graded and ungraded some NGC some PCGS. Some are first strike/early release, which I agree are bull crap listings but I got them for a good price. All the graded ones I have are PF-69 and none graded or not have any spots. I stored them in an air conditioned enviorment, a hot car and a safe deposit box at different times and nothing has affected their luster. I did have a PF-69 NGC 1993 James Madison bill of rights coin that had some very strong toning, I sold it to a guy that loved the toning (I didn’t) I since replaced it with an MS/PF 69 set of the same coin with no toning, go figure. Anyway I would love to have both proofs this year but I don’t know if the budget will allow. If I have to choose one through hell or high water it will be the Reverse because other than the mint mark all the other years look the same (minus the fractionals from 2008 and the silver from 2001)

By: jim

jim — Mon, 27 May 2013 06:49:36 +0000

Shutting down production was a decision made for Dep Dir (Mr Incompetent) Peterson who is loathe to communicate to his superiors or the public his ineptness at running the US Mint – and – hides his head in the sand hoping his problems will go away. In this case they didn’t and finally he (or probably somebody else) was forced to take the drastic action to get the mint back on track. It’s been 8 months since a nomination has been made for a new mint director and yet Congress continues to sit on it’s collective thumbs. Blame Congress or Obama or whoever, we continue to be stuck with Mr Incompetent Peterson.

By: Joe#2

Joe#2 — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:07:21 +0000

unreal.. Here i wanted to purchase the reg 1 ounce buffalo and the reverse proof coming out, And i’m not because the chance of spotting and whatever, And our own U.S. Mint wont stand behind it past 7 days, When these problems most likely happen down the road..

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Sun, 26 May 2013 16:53:08 +0000

All,
I received a letter from the Mint last year on the Spouse coins. They were having production problems, especially with the uncirculated coins. It was an apology letter but their only offered solution was to stop production. With mintages as low as the Spouse coins have they do not want to spend the time/money to fix the issues with contaminated dies. It only went well for those that got Coins before the Mint ceased production.

How well do think that would go over in the real world: i.e. “Sorry Boss we are having Production Problems”. “That’s Okay RBG, just shut down production.”