Is anyone here tracking the 5 oz. Silver America The Beautiful Series?

jmski52

I was just wondering how many people on the forum are collecting or accumulating the "pucks".

I've kinda lost track of the mintages, so is there a good source for the current and final mintages for both the regular issue coins and the burnished collector coins as well?

Davideo

I still like the pucks, the bullion version as I think there is less downside than the P versions. I would be interested if anyone has some mintage information as I do not.

joeykoins

I too enjoy the Big Silver but too steep for my pocketbook.

M

MERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OZ UNC COINS
2011-P Gettysburg National Park 23,988 42
2011-P Glacier National Park 19,983 36
2011-P Olympic National Park 17,492 32
2011-P Vicksburg National Park 17,654 34
2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 15,884 20
2012-P El Yunque National Forest 14,434 68
2012-P Chaco Culture National Historical Park 11,708 55
2012-P Acadia National Park 11,848 98
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 11,223 243

2011 Gettysburg 5 oz Silver Coins N/A N/A Sold Out 126,700
2011 Glacier 5 oz Silver Coins N/A N/A Sold Out 126,700
2011 Olympic 5 oz Silver Coins 0 0 0 85,900
2011 Vicksburg 5 oz Silver Coins 0 0 0 39,500
2011 Chickasaw 5 oz Silver Coins 0 0 0 29,700
2012 El Yunque 5 oz Silver Coins 0 200 200 18,100
2012 Chaco Culture 5 oz Silver Coins 0 0 1,000 18,200
2012 Acadia 5 oz Silver Coins 2,000 1,300 3,800 21,800
2012 Hawaii Volcanoes 5 oz Silver Coins 2,300 1,300 4,600 15,000
2012 Denali 5 oz Silver Coins 5,500 7,000 12,500 12,500

As of end of October

Sales Notes
2010-P Hot Springs National Park 27,000 Sold Out
2010-P Yellowstone National Park 27,000 Sold Out
2010-P Yosemite National Park 27,000 Sold Out
2010-P Grand Canyon National Park 26,019 Sold Out
2010-P Mount Hood National Park 26,928 Sold Out

Sales Notes
2010 Hot Springs National Park 33,000 Sold Out
2010 Yellowstone National Park 33,000 Sold Out
2010 Yosemite National Park 33,000 Sold Out
2010 Grand Canyon National Park 33,000 Sold Out
2010 Mount Hood National Park 33,000 Sold Out

PerryHall

I am putting together a set of the P mintmarked 5 oz ATB coins. I think they are special since they are the largest and heaviest legal tender coins issued by the US government and the theme allows for some attractive and interesting coin designs. They may not be a good investment but I don't think every coin that I buy has to be a good investment.

AUandAG

I've managed to buy a few off ebay at $175 each. Won't pay more, so do an awful lot of bidding and
rarely get one. But, I think I now have 6. Doubt if I could ever put a set together! Of course if the
price of silver drops like a rock there would be hope!

bob

Cakes

The numbers keep dropping. How does the Mint determine if a series is worth keeping?

HalfStrike

jmski52

Thanks M! That's what I needed. I'll be tracking them now.


I think they are special since they are the largest and heaviest legal tender coins issued by the US government and the theme allows for some attractive and interesting coin designs.

I think so too, PH. I was going to focus on the "P" coins, except that I like the regular issues as well. They remind me of the early Platinum Eagle finishes.


The numbers keep dropping. How does the Mint determine if a series is worth keeping?

Cakes, any changes in the regular issue bullion program would have to come from Congress. However, since the collector's coins (the vapor-blast finish "P" coins) were a discretionary decision made by the Mint, the Mint could change their minds on those at any time.

If the mintages fall off sharply enough to impact the Mint's financial performance, then I wouldn't be surprised if the Mint started thinking about curtailing those. I don't think we're close to that stage yet, but if the economy continues to stagnate and if silver prices rise, it could become a possible option for the Mint.


Halfstrike, I hear ya. But that's the Mint's way of doing business and I learned in 1995 that the Mint's cavalier attitude towards their customers and their "let 'em eat cake" philosophy should always be taken into account. The best way to get even is to outplay them. They will always try to milk their customers shamelessly.

Right now, they are doing what they've done several times in the past - overissuance of too many coins, in too many varieties, and in too many combinations of packaging. Once their customer base gets stretched beyond their ability to keep up, demand will drop and values of the current generation of Modern non-precious metal coins will hit bottom and stay there for decades.

As the precious metals Modern issues drop in mintage, some future keys will continue to be created. The problem will utlimately be whether or not there will be enough collectors with enough liquidity to even buy those lower numbers of keys, and if they do - who they gonna sell them to for a profit? Never over-estimate the Mint. They are strictly short-term thinkers, if they think at all.

PerryHall

<< <i>The numbers keep dropping. How does the Mint determine if a series is worth keeping? >>



The mint don't have the authority to stop making them. They are mandated by law. There will be a point where the mintages are so low that collectors will start buying them as an investment.

jmski52

There will be a point where the mintages are so low that collectors will start buying them as an investment.

And that's the reason I started this thread - so that I could start paying much closer attention. Just in case.

Raufus

I buy one of each on the day if issue. I keep them in the OGP. I don't track them.

kiyote

I've bought my favorite design for each year in the P OGP from the mint. So far, I have Yosemite, Olympic and Denali. Each one is a work of perfection. Kudos to the mint on quality control on these guys!

PerryHall

<< <i>I buy one of each on the day if issue. I keep them in the OGP. I don't track them. >>



That's what I do. The set is affordable and the issues are spread out enough that a collector of modest means can save to buy the next one. Every coin has a different design from a different state or territory which makes them far more interesting that most series where every coin has the same identical boring design. The fact that they are large and heavy is certainly a major plus for this series.

1tommy

I have 4 of the original sets ungraded and about 7 of the mints version, I too like the designs and unlike the quarters the details are so vivid because of the size, favorite so far has been Hawaii and the iron clads in Vicksburg................Enjoy