I think there will be no mintage limits on this years silver eagles so anybody will be able to get at any point I think

My bank acct … and limit of free time, agree with you about the proof sets. 😉

I don’t think 2022 is a big deal. If you collect the series ii’s just another set of bricks in the wall. Now, 2021 was a big deal in my opinion.

I’m going thru the 3-month turnaround blues lately myself (PCGS). I just went back to the PCGS US Coin forum, and theres some groaning about it there too.

I got on a mission to have ALL of my proof coins graded. Just when I think I’m almost “there” … well, there are always new coins to grade (especially Eagles). I’m not doing it for myself tho. Trying to make it easier for my non-collector nieces who I’ll probably hand it over to some day. And I’ve spent a TON o’bux on this too since 2019. (OUCH!!!)

I envy Kaiser’s stance. At this point, if I were just doing it for myself, I’d regret it – due to cost …. time. And now that I’ve started … no point stopping until I get ’em all graded. They got me. Hopefully soon, I’ll be down to just a few each year; lower my costs.
I have some non-proof “loose” coins from my early collecting days. I dont think it’ll be worth it for those. I dont even want to think about cracking open my silver proof sets, aye yay yay!!

I found APMEX a while back and use them often(-ish). They’re quick to take your money, like any dealer, but boy do they ship FAST!! Amazon-speed, sometimes.
I got a heads up for a couple other places (MCM, Modern Coin Market) from the ppl here, but I have to say APMEX has been more of my go-to.

I use APMEX as a baseline. On average they have good prices but sometimes they are high. You have to look around on sites you trust for the best price.

There are many reputable sellers on eBay and other sites. I only this year, 2022, acquired my 2nd through 22nd silver eagles, burnished and proof, and only made it back to 2014. Your local coin dealer might also be a good site. I found my smaller city of 25,000 people had a coin dealer, and I got excellent prices on the burnished and proof coins from 2016 and 2017 from him.