When buying US Mint proof coins, what is the most common grading?
Say I want to buy a Golden or Silver Eagle, ordered straight from the US Mint's website. What is the likelyhood that the coin will be PR-69 or PR-70 ???
Do I need to buy "First Strike" coins to guarantee this kind of grading? I'd be very disappointed if I spent that much on a collectible, and it turned out to only be PR-65.
Upon a little more research, I found out that NGC listed a census of all the coins they have graded. It appears that a proof coin, graded below PR69 is pretty rare (maybe 1 out of a thousand).
http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/
Silver Eagle Proof Coins Ending Soon on eBay:
NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo 1999 P American Silver Eagle Proof
| US $88.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 5:15:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $88.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
Does anyone know if the US Mint produced the 1999-00-01-02-03 US State quarters SILVER proof set.?
I am talking of the packaging with the gray eagle, not as a part of the full year set. I can find only the gray eagle packaging from 2004 and up. Thanks!
Silver Eagle Proof Coins Ending Soon on eBay:
NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo 1999 P American Silver Eagle Proof
| US $88.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 5:15:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $88.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
how do you purchase silver american eagle coins (non-proofs) from the us mint?
Silver Eagle Proof Coins Ending Soon on eBay:
NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo 1999 P American Silver Eagle Proof
| US $88.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 5:15:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $88.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |




