List Your Thoughts and Observations on the 1995-W Proof Silver Eagle

I returned to Coin Collecting in 1999, due to the State Quarter program. The 1995 coin issues were released a few years before then. For those who were active in collecting in 1995, please fill in all us late-comers. What was the feeling about the 95-W Silver Eagle back then?
I see in my 2000 Red Book that the value was listed as $650.00. The 2007 Red Book lists it at $5,100.00.
I see in my 2000 Red Book that the value was listed as $650.00. The 2007 Red Book lists it at $5,100.00.
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When it broke the $1000 barier, many dealers said they'd sell there, but wouldn't touch it, because it could drop like a stone. When it broke $2000 just a few years ago my local dealer laughed and said that the '95 W and the MS '97 Jackie Robinson he could get, but wouldn't dare keep them in inventory saying 'Too risky.' I couldn't afford it anyway.
And now that they've continued to soar, while my coin budget has expanded, the price is so far out of reach I can only dream about it. Yeh, that and the '07 Ultra High Relief St. Gaudens are my two fantasy coins. While I may not ever own one, there are plenty of other interesting coins pursue.
Good luck with your pursuit!
Now I can also look at the 1 ounce 2006-W BU Platinum Eagle with its mintage of 2,500 and revel in my luck at getting in on the ground floor. When I see all the slams being made about "junk bullion, etc", I think to myself, isn't the 95-W Silver also a bullion coin? All I can do is
I'm thinking to myself, those that don't have em are slammin em. Those that do have em will see the same climb to the heavens. All it will take is time. Sell them or hold them, the choice is yours.
1 oz of Silver ( spot $12.59 ) mintage 30,125
1 oz of Platinum ( spot $1,124 ) mintage 2,500
Cheers, RickO
It wasn't until about 2003 and I was subscribing to CW again that I realized what these were worth! That one was quickly sold for $3100.
It took awhile for the market to catch onto that one. It seems no one really realized how low that mintage was! I actually didn't know until I read that CW!
What's more interesting to me is the 1989 Proof Silver Maple Leaf. Here's a coin with a mintage of 29,999 that sells for about $45. The Silver American Eagle sells for $4500. Wow.
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