The Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and $5 Gold Coins

edgar · February 22, 2012 12:38PM

According to mintnewsblog.com: The Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and $5 Gold Coins are expected to go on sale March 5, 2012
(even though the "Mint Online Product Catalog Page" is sleeping).

Knowing what we do about 2011 uncirculated gold commemorative mintages, who is buying?

lasvegasteddy · February 22, 2012 12:42PM

"Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars"
not much info...design???
limits???

savoyspecial · February 22, 2012 12:48PM

link

SlvrandGld · February 22, 2012 1:17PM

Count me in for a proof and Unc of the gold, even though I'm not a huge fan of the reverse. Maybe it'll look better in person.

derryb · February 22, 2012 1:21PM

2011 gold coms. aren't bringing what you would think they should.

MsMorrisine · February 22, 2012 1:23PM

I'm lukewarm on this year's runs, and I'm not talking for flips.

smokincoin · February 22, 2012 1:24PM

I think the Silver $1 coin looks awesome, especially the obverse, and should make a good looking proof coin.

mikeyg · February 23, 2012 1:40AM

I'm in for the $5 ms coin and one of each of the dollars.

RYK · February 23, 2012 1:56AM

They look attractive. Count me in.

kiyote · June 19, 2012 10:06AM

Who is in on these so far? Sales are pretty dismal; even below last year's Army and MOH.

Before those "in the know" want to punch me, MOH and Army gold coins haven't exactly been gangbusters yet. A box of 5 unc army gold $5 coins is going for just over $650 a set now on eBay. Raw ones can still be had around issue price. What's interesting to me on the Star Spangled coins isn't just the classically low-mintage Uncs (Currently at 3,798 and trickling in a few dozen in sales a week) but the proof, at 4,918.

The Unc Star Spangled banner $5 gold coin will likely come in somewhere between Capital Visitor center and the Army coin with sales of about 7,000. The proof, though, could come in under 10k as more suavy investors go for the "sure winner" unc coin. At 7k in sales, the Unc won't be a key Unc commemorative but if the proof comes under 10k it'll be the new proof gold key commem $5 coin by FAR. The next lowest would be the 2011 proof Army gold coin with 17,173.

Would I rather have an Unc with a mintage of 7k or a proof with a mintage of 9,600? There may be more upside in the proof in that scenario.

LindeDad · June 19, 2012 10:23AM

Only in for one but PCGS called it First Strike MS70...

CoinMaster1229 · June 19, 2012 11:17AM

I`m in for a few!

bought them day one.

Buzzybest · June 19, 2012 11:25AM

I have 2 PCGS MS70s FS and 2 MS69s FS.

Obiwancanoli · June 19, 2012 1:20PM

I picked up one of each... Beautiful coin... the low mintages could well be a blessing in disguise...

M · June 21, 2012 12:35AM

Question about the inscription on the reverse of the silver unc SSB coin. Does it matter if it is slanted instead of straight? Picture on the mint website has a straight (level) inscription. The one I just received slants up, to the right. Looked on ebay for coin auction pictures and they are mixed, some level, some slant up, some down. I guess I'm just wondering how usual is this in the minting process? Similar below. Thanks in advance.

RichR · June 21, 2012 1:46AM

<<Question about the inscription on the reverse of the silver unc SSB coin. Does it matter if it is slanted instead of straight? >>

I'm assuming your coin is just rotated in the slab...? Or else you might have a rotated die.

CarlWohlforth · June 21, 2012 1:56AM

I'm in for one of each.

Modern commems are my series and I'm buying them all!

M · June 21, 2012 3:21AM

<< <i><<Question about the inscription on the reverse of the silver unc SSB coin. Does it matter if it is slanted instead of straight? >>

I'm assuming your coin is just rotated in the slab...? Or else you might have a rotated die. >>

No, not rotated in the slab. It looks normal on the obverse.

The Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and $5 Gold Coins

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