ASE Collection finished (BU)

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:05AM

I am now going to finsh the slabs and the proofs, short of the 1995-w. Any advice?

Cladiator · May 1, 2006 8:09AM

Skip the slabs. A proof and BU raw collection would look cool but the slabs, eh...spend your money elsewhere

Barndog · May 1, 2006 8:11AM

Not surprisingly, I agree with Cladiator. If you want to display them nicely, spend some money on a really nice album that will preserve the coins without spotting.

CoinHusker · May 1, 2006 8:12AM

Pray! It's kind of like living next to Chernobel with that set. Good luck!

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:17AM

Dansco?

MikeInFL · May 1, 2006 8:26AM

The Dansco holders will rim tone the coins. I would look at Airtites or Intercept products.

Personally, with the milk spotting problems with these coins, I would stay far away from collecting these coins for anything other than melt/issue price...Mike

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:28AM

WOW!!!!!!!

ER · May 1, 2006 8:29AM

You didn't expect those good advices, did you?

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:35AM

It is such a beautiful coin, What is up with that?

ER · May 1, 2006 8:42AM

<< <i>It is such a beautiful coin, What is up with that? >>

Yeah, but just don't go crazy and pay moon money for them, that's all.

Cladiator · May 1, 2006 8:44AM

ASE's are infamous for developing milk spots after they are encapsulated in slabs (including PCGS slabs). Once they show up they are there for good. So you could buy up a load of PCGS ASE's that look great and in a year or so they may very well be all spotted up.

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:48AM

Interesting, this happens at PCGS or all coin graders?

Cladiator · May 1, 2006 8:50AM

All of them (raw too I think). The point being why spend the money having them slabbed or paying a premium to buy them already slabbed when any one of them could turn on you. Buying raw minimizes the amount of capital you have tied up. Russ knows all about this phenomenan and could throughly explain it.

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:55AM

I hear you my friend, The ones in BU are in air tights, I like this concept. I wish there was a Better way to store them .

mach19 · May 1, 2006 8:58AM

What I was trying to say was display them!!

curly · May 1, 2006 9:10AM

I've found that ASEs is the one set that I don't feel that I have to hide in the bank. I have put them in those 9 hole Capitol Plastics holders and have them mounted on a wall in my house (although they are in an out of the way room).

CoinHusker · May 1, 2006 9:11AM

<< <i>You didn't expect those good advices, did you? >>

Well he should have. He's posted about SAE's before and heard all the harsh realities of collecting these. But if he's bound and determined...

mach19 · May 1, 2006 9:19AM

And I am bound & determined... The price of silver has doubled in one year, buying theese coins at the price of melt (and some are higher) do you not think this is a great investment?

CoinHusker · May 1, 2006 9:38AM

No

Russ · May 1, 2006 9:44AM

<< <i>Russ knows all about this phenomenan and could throughly explain it. >>

Well, I know what causes milk spotting on 1950 to 1964 proofs, but I'm not sure it's the same situation with the Silver Eagles. With the earlier date proof coins contaminants were sometimes left on the coin from the planchet rinsing process, and these could later emerge as milk spots. That's a possibility with the SAE's, but there's also a lot of anecdotal evidence emerging that points to the slabs as the culprit in this case.

Russ, NCNE

TheRaven · May 1, 2006 9:48AM

I have my BU set in simple snappy holders and I prefer the Proof coins in original packaging.....

Then again I like everything in original packaging.....

As far as something else, you could go and collect Silver Maple Leafs, Pandas or something like that.....

kiyote · May 1, 2006 10:02AM

I have a complete set of BUs in a Dansco with the corossion-proof slipcover-- so far, no toning at all here in Sunnyvale, CA. They're all still blast white.

Barndog · May 1, 2006 11:10AM

I use an Eagle Ultra album for the set of ASE that I have. No problems whatsoever. The album cost more than a Dansco, but I figure that I got what I paid for.

mach19 · May 2, 2006 6:41AM

Thank you my friend, Eagle ultra, I will find one!! P.S. I root for two teams, The RED SOX, & any team that beats the yankees (sorry I could not resist)

mojoman · May 2, 2006 9:46AM

I am working on a 3rd set ,I have the other 2 in a nice album ,both are for my grandchildren,And with the help of some board members I am getting closer to finishing it,THANKS ,I STILL NEED A FEW MORE,I HAVE EXTRAS TO TRADE,The thread is in the BST ,if anyone has or needs them let me know, MoJo

ASE Collection finished (BU)

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