Question for ASE Proof collectors...

evilclay

In your opinion is it necessary to have the reverse proof from the 20th anniv. set to complete your collection?

VicDaewoo

I think missing any coin in a series will make most collectors feel incomplete...

JapanJohn

Yes, it is 100% necessary to complete the collection. The collection is not complete without the 95 W as well.

However, if you dig your collection and don't feel the need to get either one, guess what? That's cool too.

John

mach19

<< <i>I think missing any coin in a series will make most collectors feel incomplete... >>


Good point.

kimon1230

I think it would depend on whether the mint will be releasing a reverse proof (RP) every year from now on or not.
If not, then definitely it should be part of the collection.
If yes, then we have two possibilities:
1) Whoever collects proof ASE's will not "require" to have one. He may want to but, I don't think the collection will be considered to be lacking.
2) The folks that collect proof ASE's may already have purchased a RP ASE and will hate having a single RP hanging around and may either sell it or (more likely) start collecting these as well.

My $.02

Barndog

<< <i>I think missing any coin in a series will make most collectors feel incomplete... >>



what about the 1894-S dime and 1913 nickel? I would think collectors of those series, at least the vast majority of them, do not feel that their sets are incomplete.

TheRaven

The RP is not the 1894-S or 1913 coin.....

I believe that most silver eagle collectors have already purchased this coin for there collection thinking 95-W in the back of there mind.....

The 95-W is part of a complete collection and the 06 RP might make it more so, it was easy to say that all the proofs from 86-06 where a complete collection with one odd ball, but now we have 2 odd balls.....

The big difference between the 95-W & 06-P RP is the price right now, the 95-W is way out of most collectors budget, which is a shame..... (gotta hit the jackpot in vegas)

garsmith

I have everything but the 95-W so I didn't want to be missing the RP. Heck they may try to make it manditory to have a RP and a First Strike RP just to boost sales!

DeepCoin

The Reverse Proof coin will make the ASE series more popular than ever. Every series needs a key and a semi key to keep the interest up. This will be a semi key as the population will be 2/3 of the previous least minted common coin. It is 8 times as scarce as the 95-W, so there will be a pecking order.

I think this is one of the reasons the Roosie series does not stand out more. While I am sure there is a key and semi key known among the collectors of that series, there is not a well known date to the rest of the population. Here, everyone knows the Reverse Proof and the 95-W, even non collectors as the 95-W gets bashed every so often in these forums, but it is all publicity which at the end of the day is what makes a series popular. Just MHO.

evilclay

Good points from everyone and yes, I would feel like my collection was not complete if I did not have the RP. Thanks again- Clay
p.s Seeing how my collection only contains the first and last year of the ASE's, I really don't have much of a collection at all!!! But I am thinking '95 prices on the RP so I probably should buy it now.

ricko

'Complete' or 'incomplete' is a label the individual determines for his or her collection. Certainly outside evaluations may differ. Strictly speaking, a 'complete' series would include each year, mint mark, and variation (i.e. type l, type ll). That being said, some collectors are not interested in variants - therefore their set is 'complete'. Looking at albums (i.e. Dansco etc), they always include mint marks, and sometimes types - so in reality, it is a collection, and must satisfy the individuals personal ego. Cheers, RickO

anoldgoat

<< <i>The Reverse Proof coin will make the ASE series more popular than ever. Every series needs a key and a semi key to keep the interest up. This will be a semi key as the population will be 2/3 of the previous least minted common coin. It is 8 times as scarce as the 95-W, so there will be a pecking order.

I think this is one of the reasons the Roosie series does not stand out more. While I am sure there is a key and semi key known among the collectors of that series, there is not a well known date to the rest of the population. Here, everyone knows the Reverse Proof and the 95-W, even non collectors as the 95-W gets bashed every so often in these forums,

Well said.

LanLord

As many others have pointed out it depends upon on your collecting goals.
If you want a simple matching set of PROOF coins, one from each date, you
need neither the RP or the 95W. If you are looking for total completion, well,
looks like you need to add those two to the list.

pf70collector

Yes, at least I know I want the reverse proof whether its in the registry or not.