Comments on: 2017 Mint Set, 2017 Proof Set and 2017 Silver Proof Set Prices Announced https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/ CoinNews delivers the latest World and US coin news Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199667 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:17:07 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199667 foxy3 –
No, not getting tired. Actually I put my collection away so I’m not continually gazing at it every day. Since I buy a new one every year that’s about the only time I see the coin and am pleased every time I do.
The US Mint is well known for not having a lot of artistry in it’s designs, hence the designs on the gold eagle, the gold buffalo, the silver eagle, and the palladium liberty (if they ever get up the nerve to actually produce it). Those designs are all close to or over 100 years old yet still revered today. I don’t think they’re broke so I don’t think they need fixing.

]]> By: Rich https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199605 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:05:49 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199605 I thought the mint was going to do the silver proof set @ .999 silver as this is easier then how they produce them now

]]> By: foxy3 https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199584 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:49:16 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199584 jim…aren’t you growing weary of 30-year run of ASE..? Maybe the Mint should try to get Mercanti back to design a new reverse (at the very least…)
I guess record bullion sales tells the mint all it needs to know…. anyhow, majority of ASE’s are purchased for long-term investment so I guess it doesn’t really matter what they look like…. even if they have a likeness of Mickey Mouse

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199446 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 03:43:58 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199446 Sales were supposed to stop end of year 2016 by law.
I like the silver eagle just as it is, minus the edge lettering thank you very much – I prefer the reeded edge myself.
re: attracting big sales – isn’t that what we want? Low sales, more rarity, bigger value in after market?
Ottawa and Perth are minting curiosities and the variety from both is overwhelming. But I think they both know their customers (unlike the US Mint) and make just enough to satisfy demand. US Congress isn’t interested in competing.

]]> By: foxy3 https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199405 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:37:50 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199405 speaking of 2016 W burnished ASE…why are sales virtually at a standstill..?
Mint weekly sales have shown around 168K sold…. even the Annual UNC $$ set has only added another 15K to that figure… have to wonder if sales will end very soon…if that should happen. at some point collectors may have a change of heart and pay more…could be a new low for the issue… Mint should have given serious consideration to redesigning the coin’s reverse… 2017 would have been a good time to do this…..what else can they do with this design?? U>S> Mint is falling behind other world mints like Canadian (yes…TOO many issues) & Perth Mint.
also, their commem topics are so obscure that they can never hope to attract big sales…

]]> By: Chas Barber https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199183 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:23:50 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199183 excuse my typos please..anniVersary…..though…..

]]> By: Chas Barber https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199182 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:22:57 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199182 Paul. I believe ALL 2016 ‘annicersary’ ASE are mandated to have the distinctive edge lettering v. reeding. @ least that’s what I was reading….we need more humor in America & coin collecting, those most collectors I know do have some sarcastic wit, or are funny…a few are real nebish,…bookwormish..not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that…we need all we can get, perhaps some US MINT app pop up as everyone has their head into their iPhone like it’s a hypnotic device…..

]]> By: Tinto https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199151 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:32:38 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199151 jim

Yeah the finish of the “P” pucks just turned me off … the Mint’s so called vapor blasting process only had a dulling effect of the coin’s surface with lessened details vs the bullion (IMO) .. I was thinking they were going to issue them in the proof finish for the collector version .. that would have really been something to see … the only close version to that are the deep mirror ones, I too stopped buying the “P” except for the TR puck .. and now I am down to regularly buying only the NA $1 C&C Set … if the Mint keeps issuing them ..

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199143 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199143 Tinto –
Same here. According to my records the London Fix Price for silver when the Arkansas coin came out was 48.70/oz. The mint price/oz. came out to $56. That’s an $8 mark-up per oz.. For the Arizona coin at issue the LFP had dropped $14 and yet the mint price remained the same.
The quality of the coins wasn’t that great to me so I stopped buying after that first year.

]]> By: Tinto https://www.coinnews.net/2017/01/31/2017-mint-set-2017-proof-set-and-2017-silver-proof-set-prices/#comment-199011 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 05:07:06 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=61357#comment-199011 On the Mint’s silver …. I still remember the pricing of their first “P” pucks in 2010 … it was $276 I think .. and I just had to buy all five ..

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