What was the original mint price for the 1993 Philadelphia proof gold and silver eagle set?

coinsarefun

Does anyone remember?
Are these popular?
How are there priced? Pretty much tied to bullion prices?

Thanks for any info.

ricko

I really do not recall... but I have a set... Cheers, RickO

ricko

Hang on... the Redbook says issue price was $57.00 Cheers, RickO

dpoole

I have in my records a purchase price of $499.00 for the 1993 Philadelphia Set:

$25 Gold Eagle
$10 Gold Eagle
$5 Gold Eagle
$1 Silver Eagle
1993 Philadelphia Medal

BillJones

I bought and sold a couple of those sets when I was a dealer. Today I'm a bit sorry that I did not keep one of them, and not just because of the run-up in the price of gold and silver bullion.

ricko

Sorry, I was looking at the wrong thing in the Redbook... Cheers, RickO

coinsarefun

<< <i>I have in my records a purchase price of $499.00 for the 1993 Philadelphia Set:

$25 Gold Eagle
$10 Gold Eagle
$5 Gold Eagle
$1 Silver Eagle
1993 Philadelphia Medal >>




Thanks, I had a feeling the price was based on silver and gold with little or no collector value.

2manycoins2fewfunds

Now here are a couple of facts.............

To the best of my knowledge PCGS won't give these "Philadelphia Set" labels even if submitted sealed in original registered mailers.

Why I don't know............

It is too bad because the Silver eagles from these sets have reacted with the green cardboard holders to produce a unigue blue rim toning I've never seen on any other silver eagles.

Color and pattern is so unique some have suggested they can tell a 1993 Philadelphia Silver Eagle by the toning alone.............

LanLord

Anyone else's eagles getting a lot of colour in the 1993 philly set?

something about that case seems to have toned the heck out of the SAE and the silver round.

dpoole

<< <i>could you please post what these look like,
thanks >>

wondercoin

See my comments on the set under the 1993 proof Silver Eagle posting on Coinfacts.

Wondercoin

ricko

Darn...just pulled my set out of the safe, and yes, the Eagle is tarnishing... crapola... Cheers, RickO

sumnom

Dip it, Ricko!

dpoole

Here's Mitch's great write-up:

In 1993, the U.S. Mint produced a set of coins known as the “Philadelphia Set”. The set contains a special silver Bicentennial medal only found in this set (and struck to recognize the 200th anniversary of the striking of the first official regular issue U.S. coins produced for general circulation by the Philadelphia Mint; namely the large cent struck in March, 1793), a 1993 $1 Proof Silver Eagle and a $5, $10, and $25 Proof Gold Eagle (the set did not contain the $50 Proof Gold Eagle which explains, in part, why the mintages are higher on the fractional proof gold coins for this year). For the first time since the start of the Eagle program, the three gold fractional coins, as well as the Silver Eagle, were minted in Philadelphia and bear the “P” mint mark. The coins are housed in a special U.S. Mint presentation box –each coin placed into a single heavy green piece of cardboard contained within the set. It has now been about (16) years since the time these coins have been placed into this green cardboard by the U.S. Mint and the proof silver eagle has reacted to its “environment”. In fresh, original, sets, the proof silver eagle has now often turned a lovely shade of purple around its rims (and extending slightly into the coins surfaces) in a color pattern unique to the “Philly Set”. I have seen a number of these coins already with more advanced toning where the myriad shades of purple have extended well into the coins’ surfaces, beyond the rim, creating simply a stunning toned specimen. Interestingly, the silver medal, which is only 90% silver and 10% copper (as opposed to the silver eagle was is 99.9% silver) is not toning yet anywhere close to the degree the silver eagle has naturally toned in these sets in the same environment. If you are a toning enthusiast, as I am, be on the lookout for this very special naturally toned proof Silver Eagle!

Coinosaurus

Buying this whole set was the only way to acquire the silver eagle with the adaptation of Dunsmore's "Inspection of the First Coins" of on the reverse. Someone broke up a set, and a slabbed example sold on ebay recently for about $300.

I needed an illustration for my book, and bought a set a few years ago, which did quite well on resale.

LanLord

<< <i>Buying this whole set was the only way to acquire the silver eagle with the adaptation of Dunsmore's "Inspection of the First Coins" of on the reverse. Someone broke up a set, and a slabbed example sold on ebay recently for about $300.

I needed an illustration for my book, and bought a set a few years ago, which did quite well on resale. >>



The silver Eagle in mine has a regular eagle reverse design. The medal is cool, but the eagle looks the same as all other 1993 p PROOF eagles.

dpoole

<< <i>The silver Eagle in mine has a regular eagle reverse design. The medal is cool, but the eagle looks the same as all other 1993 p PROOF eagles. >>



See photo above.

2manycoins2fewfunds

Why won't PCGS give "Philadelphia Set" labels to these coins even if submitted still sealed??

Draped10c

<< <i>Why won't PCGS give "Philadelphia Set" labels to these coins even if submitted still sealed?? >>



Pros - Kinda of cool. They could do this to other sets such as sealed Lincoln C&Cs.

Cons - Do we need yet another label.

I vote for it, but I'm thinking the number of sealed sets would be incredibly small and wouldn't net much money for TPGs.

2manycoins2fewfunds

Sometime in last 12 years PCGS began giving special Philadelphia labels to the sets.

How many sets were minted and are any of the 4 bullion coins now series low mintages based on this label and excluding the flood of signature labels?

CaptHenway

The silver medal in this set is interesting. However, the Mint also sold a large bronze version of it, and on the bronze piece on the side that has a spiral of various U.S. coin designs the 1932 Quarter has an S mint mark on the obverse behind Washington's shoulder, as on 1968-onward Proofs!

Back when I worked in the coin shop this set was always a tough retail sale because it did not fit in with any other proof gold eagle sets.

Some_of_it

The medal in the Philadelphia Set has coin turn rather than medal turn. Something different and looks good in packaging.