poll: longterm proof platinum AE's, PR69 plastic or mint packaging

Wekar

What does your answer depend on... personal preference? Do you think there's going to be a premium for original mint packaging (OMP)? Would it be better to not 'risk' a PR68 or god forbid a pr67 and collect them certified? Does it depend on collecting 1 denomination vs the 4 coin set in case people would buy 4 coins to breakout anyway in 40 years?

I'm really not sure what I would do as a longterm collector if I decided to collect these. the OMP for these is kind of nice, would take up more space in the SDB, but I'd kick myself if 40 years from now I had a PR67CAM in OMP that was only worth say 1/2 of a PCNGCNACS PR69DUFCAM (deep ultra frosted cameo tm). maybe these things would turn in a PR69 holder anyway, so OMP is the way to go? I really just want the coins, I don't care so much about what they're stored in.


edited to add: I was abbreviating OMP=original mint packaging, is that a used acronym?

kiyote

I don't think too much value is added with certification for proofs, though, with the amount of counterfeits reported, I would never buy a non-certified unc piece. That being said...

I have two proof platinum coins, left in the original mint packaging. It looks *sharp*, much sharper than in a slab, IMHO. From the coins I've seen (like, 5 in my whole life) they all look razor sharp PR69Dcam to me. If stored properly, in the mint packaging, they should look in 30 years how they look today. I was looking at a lot of my 1982-1992 commem silver dollars and clad halves and they still look fantastic, BUs and proofs. I've never in my entire life heard of a platinum coin toning, but I suppose anything is possible.

291fifth

Because of the counterfeit 1/10 oz. pieces, I would probably want at least that denomination to be certified.

PerryHall

Are counterfeit 1/10 ounce platinum eagles that much of a problem? The only one I read about in the coin papers was a fairly crude effort that wouldn't fool many experienced collectors.

Wekar

do morning people care about platinum?

dthigpen

I've collected the 1oz PAEs in the OMP for the past five years.

Shamika

Original mint packaging would be my preference if I liked these. However, I don't like the idea of bullion as a collectible.