Thoughts on 2008 Proof Silver Eagle

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• cinman14 Posts: 2,489 ✭

  October 14, 2008 8:40AM

  94 and 97 are tough years as well..... It would be nice to see a low year minted during my collecting years..
  
  If anything I like the new look.....

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• Coll3ctor Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 8:57AM

  Isn't the mintage simular to the 1999 ? I don't see much of an increase.

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• OPA Posts: 17,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:05AM

  2008 indeed could be a low mintage year ( historically speaking )with 712,378 having been sold so far.

  "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."

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• Casman Posts: 3,935 ✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:08AM

  Proof Silver Eagle Mintages
  Date Mintage Date Mintage Date Mintage
  
  1986 1,446,778 1993 403,625 1999 549,769
  1987 904,732 1994 372,168 2000 600,743
  1988 557,370 1995 395,400 2001 746,398
  1989 617,694 1995-W 30,125 2002 647,342
  1990 695,510 1996 473,021 2003 747,831
  1991 511,925 1997 429,682 2004 801,602
  1992 498,654 1998 452,319 2005 701,606
  
  
  
  I see it as a high mintage, am I missing something? The pricey ones are 93,94, and 95...

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• Coll3ctor Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:09AM

  712,378 Thast isn't that low at all, they will go nowhere.

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• TheRaven Posts: 4,149 ✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:10AM

  The fact that a number of these are probably in collector hands and not in dealer hands, I am figuring dealers did not get a chance to order these for xmas time, could mean that the coins are spread out and might make this a better then common year.....
  
  Know if the mintage figures are as high as are listed in this thread, I don't see much overall potential.....

  Collection under construction: VG Barber Quarters & Halves

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• morgansforever Posts: 8,495 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:22AM

  The 08 proof has been unavailable for months, and won't be offered again, according to a Mint rep. The strory I heard was that the proofs
  
  were being melted down to produce the uncs. Heard it here somewhere. So what value does the mintage have?
  
  I watched a few end at $50-$60 over the last few days. Sleeper under the radar?
  
  Scott

  World coins FSHO Hundreds of successful BST transactions U.S. coins FSHO

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• jessewvu Posts: 5,065 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:56AM

  I have 10 for my rainy day fund. I am not getting any of them graded after all the spotting I have encountered recently..

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