2003 Silver Eagle in Legacies of Freedom Set ???
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These sets called "Legacies of Freedom" whereby the US Mint coupled a British Silver Coin (2004) with our American Silver Eagle Coin (2003) has me wondering.
Since these sets were selling at the U.S. Mint for fifty dollars they obviously were not too terribly popular as it took quite some time to run out the inventory even though there was a maximum mintage of only "up to" 50,000.
My question for all of you savvy collectors, dealers and numismatists is this : Is there a "second" or "first" strike Eagle in 2003 ?
I do not have a regular issue 2003 to compare it to and I am just curious. Any help would be appreciated. Did the mint take these from the regular bullion strike inventory that goes out to dealers, or did they have to run the presses again with different dies ? Okay, I am too lazy to search for answers elsewhere, but I know some of you will know this answer. I sure would love it if it is NOT the same strike as the regular issue I bought a couple of them and began wondering since these sets were out so late in the game. They didn't sell out till this past summer .... 2005 ? What gives ?
Joe
Since these sets were selling at the U.S. Mint for fifty dollars they obviously were not too terribly popular as it took quite some time to run out the inventory even though there was a maximum mintage of only "up to" 50,000.
My question for all of you savvy collectors, dealers and numismatists is this : Is there a "second" or "first" strike Eagle in 2003 ?
I do not have a regular issue 2003 to compare it to and I am just curious. Any help would be appreciated. Did the mint take these from the regular bullion strike inventory that goes out to dealers, or did they have to run the presses again with different dies ? Okay, I am too lazy to search for answers elsewhere, but I know some of you will know this answer. I sure would love it if it is NOT the same strike as the regular issue I bought a couple of them and began wondering since these sets were out so late in the game. They didn't sell out till this past summer .... 2005 ? What gives ?
Joe
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What gives is $50 for two 7 dollar bullion coins. It's amazing they ever sold out.
BTW, I don't know the answer to your question about 1st and 2nd strike on the SAE.
(who would have guessed there would only be 30,125 1995 W Eagles minted ?) Plus, I am sure there were plenty of people who bought that anniversary set and took a big GULP paying that "high" price .... but many of them have re-couped the cost as much as five times over with what that SAE has done , thus far.
How many parents just had to go buy a box of Cheerios in 2000 because their kid wanted to win that NEW Sacagawea and get a new penny, too ? Who would have thought the mint would "re-design" the die ?
Just food for thought !
What were the final sales numbers ?
Was this just to support our war effort or is there something special about those coins ?
Yes, I dug up an old thread. I still have questions.
Remember the "Formation of the Union " State Quarter Sets? Was there anything special about those?
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