2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set

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Today, January 11, the U.S. Mint will release the 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set at noon ET. The set includes all five 2016 America the Beautiful quarters in Proof format, with the San Francisco Mint’s “S” mint mark included on each obverse. Priced at $14.95, this item has no limits in place for units issued or orders per household.

2016’s ATB quarter designs feature the following sites:

  • Shawnee National Forest, Illinois,
  • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky,
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia,
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota and,
  • Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument), South Carolina.

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While the Shawnee and Fort Moultrie Proof quarters respectively debuted last week with the releases of the 2016 Birth Set and the 2016 Happy Birthday Coin Set, today’s ATB Proof Set launch provides collectors with their first opportunity to purchase the Cumberland Gap, Harpers Ferry, and Theodore Roosevelt quarters.

Larger images of these quarters, as well as more information on each design, can be viewed here. All ATB quarters share an obverse that includes John Flanagan’s 1932 portrait of George Washington.

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This marks the seventh year of the America the Beautiful quarters program, which will have issued 56 unique designs by the time of its conclusion in 2021. The 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, which includes this year’s ATB coins in 90% silver, is scheduled for release on January 25, with the larger 2016 U.S. Mint Proof Set due out on February 29.

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  1. Larry says

    The clad set has $1.25 face value, so at $14.95 you are paying 11.96 X face value. The actual value of the metal used in the coins is obviously far less, but let’s stick with 11.96 X face.
    The silver proof set for $31.95 has right around 1 OZ of silver. Silver is about $14.00/OZ today, so the silver proof set price is about 2.28 times the silver value.
    The silver proof set seems to be a bargain compare to the clad proof set. Also, probably much easier to sell when the time comes.

  2. says

    The Mint must charge face value plus cost of production for its numismatic products. The cost of the metal is one of many factors included in the cost of production.

  3. fmtransmitter says

    @Teach: I don’t know. IF I ever watch it, I record it w the DVR so I can FFWD thru all BS. I know 1 is like really late like 1 or 2am and then a “prime time” he says which is like a Saturday night around 8pm est. Just call HSN CS and ask. They are really nice.

  4. fmtransmitter says

    I also noticed that Tomaska show IF it is new at all, which I only know because DVR is set to record NEW only, is usually only the 1st hour, then he loops back into selling whatever he was trying to unload in the past…

  5. fmtransmitter says

    Larry says
    JANUARY 11, 2016 AT 11:34 AM

    The clad set has $1.25 face value, so at $14.95 you are paying 11.96 X face value. The actual value of the metal used in the coins is obviously far less, but let’s stick with 11.96 X face.
    The silver proof set for $31.95 has right around 1 OZ of silver. Silver is about $14.00/OZ today, so the silver proof set price is about 2.28 times the silver value.
    The silver proof set seems to be a bargain compare to the clad proof set. Also, probably much easier to sell when the time comes.

    Yea, I have never bought a clad proof set. Don’t know why anyone would unless they have a complete collection going from jump street.

  6. fmtransmitter says

    I assume you may get offered face + maybe $5 if you went to sell. If anyone has ever took clad proof sets in to sell, please chime in with your experience to educate us all. I also know the OGP paper box and COA come into play with these sets. I have seen the “raw” go for much less than the ones who have the box in pristine condition and the COA.

  7. achmed says

    WHEN I buy such a set I have to pay 14,95 plus 2,95 for whatever plus the shipping charges. That is way 2 much.

  8. John Q. Coinage says

    Selling clad sets of anything not ‘rare’ or low mintage is going to co$t you…they pay very little, maybe 20% off gray sheet or worse…..based on prior years they are a collector item NOT any kind of investment….

  9. tP says

    Many places don’t even take the clad sets anymore… or if they do it is little more than face value. There isn’t a large secondary market for these as there was in the past. (and we are talking distant past)

  10. Old Big Bird says

    Fellows

    I might have missed one of your messages, but I have noticed that the US Mint web-site does not have any pricing on items from February to December. Such items as rolls on ATB quarters or Native American dollars and etc. So I called the wonderful customer service at the US Mint and the February items will not have any prices until the end of January. Now mind you the Native American dollar should be due to ship on January 27th. So I requested that the operator send a message to management that I thought this was KaKa. I was trying to be as nice as I could. This has to be the most dumbest thing going, not to know what the pricing will be on such standard items. Now mind you I have many thousands of dollars on enrollment orders.
    What do you fellows think about this.

  11. Boz says

    Agreed, there is no secondary market for proof sets. Look at the sets 1960 for each year to date being hawked on TV. They have cherry picked out the few key coins and offer the bulk sets quite reasonably. Too many estates dumping too much of the same. Great grandkids are not interested and coin collections of any kind are magnets for thieves seeking drug money.

    Silver always seems to be of interest to pawn shops but they will not pay PM. Usually you are lucky to get 50 cents on the dollar of the PM value.

    Sad commentary on the times.

  12. SilverFan says

    So Krates says
    JANUARY 11, 2016 AT 4:54 PM

    Gold is selling for 30% more than platinum today.

    Good time to buy platinum.

  13. Tom P. - MA says

    I think the last clad quarter set I bought was in 1999. I do buy the entire clad proof set because as some one else said, I have every one since 1968.

    Unfortunately I came to my senses in 2012 when either I didn’t buy a clad set, or the set is terribly misplaced. Yes my timing is horrible.

    I will buy the silver quarter proof set along with the entire silver proof set even though those are not guaranteed to fall below issue price. Old habits are hard to break.

    I would love to buy platinum but my budget only allows 1/10 and 1/4 ounce pieces. The premiums for small platinum pieces are through the roof. They probably sell for more than similar sized gold pieces.

  14. So Krates says

    Silver Eagles can easily be purchased for under a $3/oz premium (despite imaginary unmet demand).

  15. Dave SW FL says

    My LCS has ZERO interest in clad sets. They tell the customer that if it doesn’t have silver in it, it’s only worth face value unless it’s rare. If it’s rare, they invite you to list it in their monthly auction.

    The reason they don’t want the clads is that they would be overrun with inventory as everyone wants to sell and nobody wants to buy! It is always interesting to watch the reaction of the sellers when they find their “treasure” is only worth face. Many have the mint receipts and cannot believe the depreciation of their “collectors” items. They are confusing “collection ” with “treasure”.

    Now if you have substantial gold, silver, and/or platinum coins to sell, they have mercy and take your clads (as a goodwill gesture ) and then put them out on silent auction during the live auction.

  16. says

    124 STAT. 3274
    PUBLIC LAW 111–302—DEC. 14, 2010 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6162:

    SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
    Section 5112(u)(1) of title 31, United States Code is amended—
    (1) by striking ‘‘exact duplicates’’ and inserting ‘‘likenesses’’;
    (2) by striking subparagraph (C);
    (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subpara-graphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
    (4) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘of 3.0 inches’’ and inserting ‘‘determined by the Secretary that is no less than 2.5 inches and no greater than 3.0 inches’’.

    Therefore, it now reads ~

    (u) Silver Bullion Investment Product. – (1) In general. – The Secretary shall strike and make available for sale such number of bullion coins as the Secretary determines to be appropriate that are likenesses of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (t), each of which shall – (A) have a diameter determined by the Secretary that is no less than 2.5 inches and no greater than 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0 ounces;

    So, why would the law be changed to make a puck less than 3 inches in diameter if it were not to produce a thicker, smaller diameter High Relief puck?

  17. Don says

    Under Part 23.6 titled “Misrepresentation as to silver content” it reads in subpart C, “It is unfair or deceptive to mark, describe, or otherwise represent all or part of an industry product as “coin” or “coin silver” unless it is at least 900/1000ths pure silver.”

    What this technically means is that, according to the FTC, it is illegal for merchants to describe the Canadian 50 percent and 80 percent pure silver dollars, halves, quarters, and dimes as either silver and/or coins.

    Further, U.S. coins such as the Flowing Hair, Draped Bust, and Lettered Edge Capped Bust half dollars that have a silver purity of 89.24 percent also are not legal to market as silver and/or coins.

    The same goes for all early U.S. half dimes, dimes, quarters, and even Type 1 3-cent silvers.

    This also applies to the U.S. Kennedy half dollars, Eisenhower dollars, and the Bicentennial quarters that were struck with a 40 percent silver content. Ditto for the World War II nickel issues with a 35 percent silver content.

    Beyond that, there are many legal tender world coins with silver purities of 83.5 percent, 80 percent, 75 percent, 64 percent, 62.5 percent, 50 percent, and other alloys of less than 90 percent silver content that, according to the FTC, are illegal to describe as “silver” or a “coin” when they are offered for sale.

    http://numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=28181

  18. says

    Dusty, if it’s true that we’re getting a HR puck, I’ve already have done my Happy Dance around the kitchen – I’m stoked!

  19. Erik H says

    KCSO, one reason to consider the move to 2.5 inches was because of the production problems the were caused by the edge lettering. The 3 inch planchets were too thin and when they added the lettering it caused cracks & creases. The mint obviously managed to solve the problem so there really isn’t a reason to change now.

  20. says

    Good point, the change is dated.

    Though I can’t help but to hope for a 50th Lunar Landing medal or something in HR that’s Big! 😃

    Unless there’s a surprise Commemorative legislated, there’s not much to get excited about

  21. cagcrisp says

    1790’s Flowing Hair Gold for 2017 Could be exciting IF the Mint doesn’t mess up the Gold Classics in 2016…

  22. Barry says

    @Don- I had a college professor call our clad coins ” tokens” . Thank you for posting the link to the article. It was interesting.

  23. FLKeith says

    Tom P -MA said: “Unfortunately I came to my senses in 2012 when either I didn’t buy a clad set, or the set is terribly misplaced. Yes my timing is horrible”

    Doh!

  24. So Krates says

    @ Don – The FTC rules do not apply to coins. They specifically state “industry products”. There should be zero concern about coin dealers being prosecuted for selling coins under 90% silver content. This is a ridiculous non-story.

    This group of rules is aimed at limiting deceptive sellers like the scumbags at Montana Silversmiths who stamp some of their belt buckles “STERLING PLATED”. Or the shady marketers (like National Collector’s Mint) of .24K pure gold rounds (point 24).

  25. data dave says

    Not only are the clad sets a bad buy, the standalone quarter sets are even worse. If you want the proof coins, you can get the dollars and the 4 others for only $18.00 more than the quarter set alone. Typically dealers buy the full set and then dump the dollars and quarters for about 50% of what the individual dollar and quarter set costs (without the OGP). I have tried to figure out proof set pricing for years and I think there are two drivers. Collectors who want one set for every year and collectors who are collecting a series (like Kennedy halves, or the dollars or quarters). I think the proof Kennedy half is the key coin for breaking up most sets. The 2012 silver proof set has a premium because is was the lowest mintage of silver proof Kennedys (until the special set came out in 2014).

    For the clad quarters sales have dropped from 1235 thousand in 2003 to 115 thousand in 2014, looks like most collectors have voted with their feet.

  26. gatortreke says

    Dave Harper of Numismatic News recently commented in one of his Class of ’63 columns that it would be good for the hobby if collectors would break open their old clad proof sets and put them into circulation where others might see them and potentially get excited about the quality of the coin, the different look, etc… The idea stems from the fact so many were produced they will never have any numismatic value so anything we can do to excite potential collectors is worth doing.

    I recently had a customer give me a proof nickel. He asked me if I knew what this was and I told him it looked like a proof nickel. He then asked me how much I thought it was wort?. I replied five cents , he said “exactly, not a penny more!

  27. cagcrisp says

    These Items are No longer listed…

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    2015 KENNEDY COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    2015 JOHNSON COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – BL RDG (P)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – BL RDG (D)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – BL RDG (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – BL RDG (P&D)
    2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – BL RDG (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – BL RDG (P&D&S)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – BOMBAY (P)
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    2015 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – BOMBAY (P&D)
    2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – BOMBAY (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – BOMBAY (P&D&S)
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    2015 MARCH OF DIMES SILVER UNC
    2015 MARCH OF DIMES SPECIAL SET
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    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – EISENHWR (P)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – EISENHWR (D)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – EISENHWR (P)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – EISENHWR (D)
    2014 AM EAGLE SILVER PROOF 1 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE SILVER PROOF 1 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE SILVER UNC 1 OZ
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – EVRGLD (P)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – EVRGLD (D)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – EVRGLD (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – EVRGLD (P&D)
    2014 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – EVRGLD (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – EVRGLD (P&D&S)
    2014 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – ROOSEVLT (P)
    2014 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – ROOSEVLT (D)
    2014 FDR COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – GT SND (P)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – GT SND (D)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – GT SND (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – GT SND (P&D)
    2014 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – GT SND (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – GT SND (P&D&S)
    2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SET
    2014 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – HOOVER (P)
    2014 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – HOOVER (D)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – HOMSTD (P)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – HOMSTD (D)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – HOMSTD (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – HOMSTD (P&D)
    2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – HOMSTD (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – HOMSTD (P&D&S)
    2014 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – HARDING
    2014 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – COOLIDGE
    2014 FS GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ – HOOVER
    2014 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – HOOVER
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – TRUMAN (P)
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – TRUMAN (D)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – TRUMAN (P)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – TRUMAN (D)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – TRUMAN (P)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – TRUMAN (D)
    2015 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – TRUMAN
    2015 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – EISENHWR
    2015 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – KENNEDY
    2015 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – JOHNSON
    2015 FS GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ – TRUMAN
    2015 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – TRUMAN
    2015 FS GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ – EISENHWR
    2015 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – EISENHWR
    2015 FS GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ – KENNEDY
    2015 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – KENNEDY
    2015 FS GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ – JOHNSON
    2015 FS GOLD UNC 1/2 OZ – JOHNSON
    2014 KENNEDY ANNIVERSARY SILVER SET
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – KTCHIE (P)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – KTCHIE (D)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – KTCHIE (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – KTCHIE (P&D)
    2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – KTCHIE (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – KTCHIE (P&D&S)
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – KENNEDY (P)
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – KENNEDY (D)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – KENNEDY (P)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – KENNEDY (D)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – KENNEDY (P)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – KENNEDY (D)
    2015 HALF-DOLLAR 200-COIN BAG (P&D)
    2015 HALF-DOLLAR 2-ROLL SET (P&D)
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – JOHNSON (P)
    2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – JOHNSON (D)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – JOHNSON (P)
    2015 PRES $1 250-COIN BOX – JOHNSON (D)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – JOHNSON (P)
    2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – JOHNSON (D)
    2014 LIMITED EDITION SILVER PROOF SET
    2013 BIRTH SET
    2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SET
    2013 CONGRATULATIONS SET
    2013 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – WH MTN
    2013 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – PY VTY
    2013 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – GT BSN
    2013 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – MCHNRY
    2013 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – MT RSM
    2015 BIRTH SET
    2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SET
    2015 CONGRATULATIONS SET
    2010 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – HOT SPRINGS
    2010 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – YELLOWSTONE
    2010 ATB QTR 3 COIN SET – YOSEMITE
    2010 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – GRAND CANYON
    2010 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – MT HOOD
    2011 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – GETTYSBURG
    2011 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – GLACIER
    2011 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – OLYMPIC
    2011 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – VICKSBURG
    2011 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – CHICKASAW
    2012 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – CHACO CULTURE
    2012 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – ACADIA
    2012 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – HAWAII
    2012 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – DENALI
    2010 ATB QTR UNC SET
    2010 ATB QTR CIRC SET
    2011 ATB QTR CIRC SET
    2011 ATB QTR UNC SET
    2013 ATB QTR UNC SET
    2013 ATB QTR CIRC SET
    2014 ATB QTR UNC SET
    2014 ATB QTR CIRC SET
    2015 ATB QTR CIRC SET
    2015 ATB QTR UNC SET
    2015 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – HOMSTD
    2015 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – KTCHIE
    2015 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – BL RDG
    2015 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – BOMBAY
    2015 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – SARATG
    2014 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – GT SND
    2015 NA $1 25-COIN ROLL (P)
    2015 NA $1 25-COIN ROLL (D)
    2015 NA $1 250-COIN BOX (P)
    2015 NA $1 250-COIN BOX (D)
    2015 NA $1 100-COIN BAG (P)
    2015 NA $1 100-COIN BAG (D)
    2014 PROOF SET
    2015 PROOF SET
    2010 PRES $1 COIN COVER – FILLMORE
    2010 PRES $1 COIN COVER – PIERCE
    2010 PRES $1 COIN COVER – BUCHANAN
    2011 PRES $1 COIN COVER – JOHNSON
    2011 PRES $1 COIN COVER – GRANT
    2011 PRES $1 COIN COVER – HAYES
    2011 PRES $1 COIN COVER – GARFIELD
    2012 PRES $1 COIN COVER – ARTHUR
    2012 PRES $1 COIN COVER – CVLD 1ST
    2012 PRES $1 COIN COVER – HARRISON
    2012 PRES $1 COIN COVER – CVLD 2ND
    2013 PRES $1 COIN COVER – MCKINLEY
    2013 PRES $1 COIN COVER – ROOSEVLT
    2013 PRES $1 COIN COVER – TAFT
    2013 PRES $1 COIN COVER – WILSON
    2014 PRES $1 COIN COVER – HARDING
    2014 PRES $1 COIN COVER – COOLIDGE
    2014 PRES $1 COIN COVER – HOOVER
    2014 PRES $1 COIN COVER – ROOSEVLT
    2015 PRES $1 COIN COVER – TRUMAN
    2015 PRES $1 COIN COVER – EISENHWR
    2015 PRES $1 COIN COVER – KENNEDY
    2015 PRES $1 COIN COVER – JOHNSON
    2014 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – SHDOAH
    2014 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – ARCHES
    2014 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – GT SND
    2014 ATB QTR 3-COIN SET – EVRGLD
    2014 PRES $1 PROOF SET
    2015 PRES $1 PROOF SET
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 1 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 1/2 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 1/4 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 1/10 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 4-COIN SET
    2015 AM BUFFALO GOLD PROOF 1 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE GOLD UNC 1 OZ
    2015 AM EAGLE PLATINUM PROOF 1 OZ
    2014 ATB QTR PROOF SET
    2014 ATB QTR SILVER PROOF SET
    2015 ATB QTR PROOF SET
    2015 ATB QTR SILVER PROOF SET
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SHDOAH (P)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SHDOAH (D)
    2014 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SHDOAH (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – SHDOAH (P&D)
    2014 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – SHDOAH (S)
    2014 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – SHDOAH (P&D&S)
    2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – HOMSTD
    2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – KTCHIE
    2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – BL RDG
    2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – BOMBAY
    2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – SARATG
    2015 MARSHALS GOLD PROOF
    2015 MARSHALS GOLD UNC
    2015 MARSHALS SILVER PROOF
    2015 MARSHALS SILVER UNC
    2015 MARSHALS CLAD PROOF
    2015 MARSHALS CLAD UNC
    2015 MARSHALS 3-COIN SET
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SARATG (P)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SARATG (D)
    2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – SARATG (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 2-ROLL SET – SARATG (P&D)
    2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – SARATG (S)
    2015 ATB QTR 3-ROLL SET – SARATG (P&D&S)
    2014 SILVER PROOF SET
    2015 SILVER PROOF SET
    2013 ROOSEVLT YOUTH SET
    2014 UNC SET
    2015 UNC SET
    2014 BIRTH SET
    UHR 24K GOLD
    2014 ANNUAL $1 UNC SET
    2015 ANNUAL $1 UNC SET
    2011 PRES $1 UNC SET
    2012 PRES $1 UNC SET
    2014 PRES $1 UNC SET
    2015 PRES $1 UNC SET
    2010 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – FILMORE
    2011 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – JOHNSON
    2012 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – ARTHUR
    2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – MCKINLEY
    2010 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – PIERCE
    2011 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – GRANT
    2012 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – CVLD 1ST
    2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – ROOSEVLT
    2010 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – BUCHANAN
    2011 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – HAYES
    2012 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – HARRISON
    2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – TAFT
    2011 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – GARFIELD
    2012 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – CVLD 2ND
    2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – WILSON 1ST
    2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – WILSON 2ND

  28. cagcrisp says

    Some of the ABOVE are INCORRECT. I screwed up the Copy and I will be OUT and can not Correct.Sorry…

  29. cagcrisp says

    Just DISREGARD MY POSTS. MOST of my above List are NOT gone. Only 51 are Gone.

    Again…SORRY…

    Don’t have time to Correct …

  30. So Krates says

    @ data dave says – “The 2012 silver proof set has a premium because is was the lowest mintage of silver proof Kennedys (until the special set came out in 2014).”

    Despite the “low” mintage of the 2014 Anniversary set, the 1998-S matte finish remains the lowest mintage silver proof JFK @ 62,000.

  31. FLKeith says

    Here I thought it was something more conspiring. Like, “let’s not release the silver on time, and we’ll sell more gold.” ; )

  32. data dave says

    @SoKrates – Thanks for the correction on Kennedy silver proofs.

    On the Mark Twain silver issue – I received the offer through the US Mail yesterday and it stated introductory pricing through Feb. 16th. Guess they are going to have to change that also. The COA problem stated above makes sense and I guess they either have to delay the ordering or delay the shipping of this product.

  33. Sith says

    @gatortreke – I imagine that it could be good for the hobby if people started to circulate the coins from their collection, but that is assuming someone is a flipper not a collector. Not to star the whole “I’m a true collector” debate again but some people collect coins for other than as a investment or for their monetary value. Personally you would get the same effect if you gave some to family members or a local organization. Imagine the surprise of a trick or treater or the boy\girls in the next scout meeting if they were given a proof quarter or better yet a dollar coin. My 2 cents anyway.

  34. Dave SW FL says

    Gatortreke,

    You and your customer are just a few cents off (depending on your point of view)!!! The metal value is about 3 cents. It costs 8 cents or so to make it, so yet another example of government waste.

    When will they ever get rid of these relics. About as worthwhile as 8 track cartridges😤

  35. Xena says

    I’m in (although I get the quarters in the full set, not separately). I collect proof sets, I don’t invest in them. I have them all since the day I was born (still silver, but just barely) – I don’t care what they are worth, since I don’t plan on getting rid of them. There are so many produced, I doubt they will ever be worth much. Maybe my son will just throw them in the trash when the time comes (long time, hopefully), but maybe not. Who knows?

    Like many here say – buy what you like. And anyone lurking is certainly a more informed buyer based on the advice from this blog. This forum is valuable for educating on the pros and cons of various coins/bullion/tokens/medals. Everyone has different tastes, makes this place really interesting!

  36. cagcrisp says

    The following 51 items just DISAPPEARED from the excel spreadsheet today. ..

    AX1 2015 TRUMAN COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    AX2 2015 EISENHWR COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    AX3 2015 KENNEDY COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    AX4 2015 JOHNSON COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    CS1 2014 CONGRATULATIONS SET
    DE7 2013 PRES $1 CIRC SET (D)
    DM1 2015 MARCH OF DIMES SILVER PROOF
    DM2 2015 MARCH OF DIMES SILVER UNC
    DM5 2015 MARCH OF DIMES SPECIAL SET
    DW1 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – EISENHWR (P)
    DW2 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – EISENHWR (D)
    ES1 2014 AM EAGLE SILVER PROOF 1 OZ
    ES6 2015 AM EAGLE SILVER PROOF 1 OZ
    ES7 2015 AM EAGLE SILVER UNC 1 OZ
    FR9 2014 FDR COIN & CHRONICLES SET
    HM1 2015 ATB QTR 100-COIN BAG – HOMSTD (P)
    HM5 2015 ATB QTR 40-COIN ROLL – HOMSTD (S)
    HT1 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – TRUMAN (P)
    HT2 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – TRUMAN (D)
    HT6 2015 PRES $1 100-COIN BAG – TRUMAN (D)
    JP7 2015 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – KENNEDY
    LJ1 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – JOHNSON (P)
    LJ2 2015 PRES $1 25-COIN ROLL – JOHNSON (D)
    LS3 2014 LIMITED EDITION SILVER PROOF SET
    N17 2013 CONGRATULATIONS SET
    N63 2015 CONGRATULATIONS SET
    NR4 2014 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – GT SND
    P16 2014 PROOF SET
    P53 2015 PRES $1 COIN COVER – TRUMAN
    PE5 2015 PRES $1 PROOF SET
    PM5 2015 AM EAGLE GOLD PROOF 4-COIN SET
    PM8 2015 AM EAGLE PLATINUM PROOF 1 OZ
    Q5E 2014 ATB QTR PROOF SET
    Q5F 2014 ATB QTR SILVER PROOF SET
    SN3 2015 ATB SILVER UNC 5 OZ – BL RDG
    SR1 2015 MARSHALS GOLD PROOF
    SR2 2015 MARSHALS GOLD UNC
    SR3 2015 MARSHALS SILVER PROOF
    SR4 2015 MARSHALS SILVER UNC
    SR5 2015 MARSHALS CLAD PROOF
    SR6 2015 MARSHALS CLAD UNC
    SR7 2015 MARSHALS 3-COIN SET
    SW1 2014 SILVER PROOF SET
    U14 2014 UNC SET
    XA6 2014 ANNUAL $1 UNC SET
    XA7 2015 ANNUAL $1 UNC SET
    XN7 2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – MCKINLEY
    XO7 2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – ROOSEVLT
    XP7 2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – TAFT
    XQ7 2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – WILSON 1ST
    XR7 2013 PRES $1 & FS MDL SET – WILSON 2ND

  37. Scott says

    Can somebody please get an official explanation from the mint as to why coins just disappear from the website prior to EVER being listed as “currently unavailable” or “sold out”????

  38. wbyrd777 says

    @Xena

    Completely agree with you re proof sets. In December I picked up the 2014 and 2015 silver proof sets at the mint’s Washington outlet, and was able to pick truly stunning sets. Purely from eye appeal, these to me seem like the best mint products – as I guess they should be.

    Interesting that all of the 2015 Presidential coin and currency sets are no longer listed – while sales figures were very close to the mintage limits for the Trumans and Eisenhowers, if I recall correctly Kennedy sales were well over a thousand short of the mintage limit, and Johnsons around a thousand. Will be interesting to see the final mintage figures which presumably will be available by tomorrow…

    By the way, does anyone know what happens to the sets deemed defective and unsaleable by the mint? Are they destroyed, or do mint employees have access – I would guess there may be some sets that are returned where at least the medal is in half decent shape and, particularly in the case of Truman and Eisenhower, worth something…

  39. cagcrisp says

    For those so Inclined (NOT me) rolls of 20 -2015 ASE are being offered on APMEX website for $333.00 cash …

    I would NOT be chasing anything at this time. Until OIL finds a bottom, Everything else is just noise and to be Traded on…

  40. IPS_STUFF says

    @Scott,
    Can you point out a specific coin or two that was not listed or expected to be pulled. Remember some of these were on the list from the mint to be pulled on 12/30 & 12/31. I have reviewed Cagcrisp’s list and nothing really jumps out as much of a surprise…maybe some of the 2015 president dollar coins.

  41. Tinto says

    @chris

    Thanks for the link.

    Normally the printer would make a final draft/mock up of what ever they’re printing and send it to the one ordering it (in this case the Mint) for review and approval before it goes off to be printed. So somebodies at the Mint okayed this for printing .. incompetent and a waste of money … this is not a ten page brochure or a novel but a card perhaps folded in half …. methinks the Mint probably printed all or a lot of them in one go in order to save money (I assume too much here) so now they all have to be sent to the recycling bin ….

  42. Scott says

    @ IPS_STUFF
    PM8 has completely disappeared, yesterday it was still on the website unmarked as to its availability. According to last week’s sales report there were over 100 remaining of the allowable mintage. If this coin is “sold out” what happened to those 100+ coins?

  43. cagcrisp says

    I share Scott’s frustration. IF you go to the Mint’s website you will See 2014 Platinum Proof as being Sold Out. No mention of the 2015 Platinum Proof being Sold Out. One day it is there and One day it is gone. Same thing with the Coin and Chronicles. Never did they ever appear as being Sold Out. They just went from being on the website to being Gone Gone Gone…

  44. Scott says

    I can’t wait to get the next Mint survey or visit one of the Mint’s booths at a coin major show. I’ve had it with the U.S. Mint product availability guessing game. There is absolutely zero consistency or transparency in the mint’s product availability. I’ve been a collector and a mint customer for 40 years and the 2016 gold restrikes will be the last coins I will purchase directly from the U.S. Mint.

  45. Scott says

    BTW, there’s no indication the 2015 PM8 ever existed and when I called the clueless customer service number for an explanation, I was told the 2014 was sold out and 2015 coins had not been released yet. Pathetic.

  46. Tinto says

    @cagcrisp

    Yeah the 2015 Platinum proof totally disappeared since late last night, I got kinda surprised since the 2014 was still there with a “Sold Out” sign … …. the Mint keeps justifying my belief that it is a totally incompetent gov’t bureaucracy but sadly folks that should manage it properly seem not to be there .. what has the Mint Director designate done .. so far? He seems to have gone into a bureaucratic shell and is somewhere … but not at the helm

    IMO

  47. JBK says

    I did not read the referenced link, but the posting that included this is incorrect:

    ******************
    “Under Part 23.6 titled “Misrepresentation as to silver content” it reads in subpart C, “It is unfair or deceptive to mark, describe, or otherwise represent all or part of an industry product as “coin” or “coin silver” unless it is at least 900/1000ths pure silver.”

    What this technically means is that, according to the FTC, it is illegal for merchants to describe the Canadian 50 percent and 80 percent pure silver dollars, halves, quarters, and dimes as either silver and/or coins.
    ****************

    That is an incorrect interpretation of the term “coin” or “coin silver”. “Coin” is a name for a certain purity of silver (.900) and was commonly used in the 19th and perhaps early 20th centuries. It is a term for fineness of manufactured silver products in the same way that STERLING (.925) is used. My mother has some silver spoons marked COIN, for example. That does not mean that the spoons are coins, but rather that they are made from 90% pure silver.

    The law is saying that the word COIN as a statement of purity can only be used for items of at least 90% silver.

  48. cagcrisp says

    @Tinto @Scott, I have a more Cynical viewpoint (I’ve been called that before on here) than most. You can write down the Mint’s sales numbers for the 2015 platinum proof (PM8) the 2015 Truman C&C (AX1) and the 2015 Eisenhower C&C (AX2) and then Compare the number you write down with the Audited sales numbers from the Mint in a couple of years and see IF those two numbers Match…

    My Guess is that the Truman (16,812), the Eisenhower (16,744) and the 2015 platinum proof (3,881) will be Much closer to 17,000, 17,000 and 4,000 respectively…

    Cynical…huh…

  49. says

    Dusty – my apologies Mate for the misread on the Congressional law yesterday evening.
    Now that I’m in my mid-40’s, it appears my desires are clearly getting ahead of my vision.., which total sucks.

    Anyhoo.., I’m still enthusiastic that the US Congress (via US Mint) will pay proper tribute and respect to the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing in something Big, and High Relief! 🙂

  50. rick says

    @Scott,
    The mint has done this for the last 8 spouse gold coins. They just suddenly disappeared from the catalog.
    I bet that they will remove the remaining 2014 spouse gold coins without any warning in the next few days/weeks..

    Can somebody please get an official explanation from the mint as to why coins just disappear from the website prior to EVER being listed as “currently unavailable” or “sold out”????

  51. fmtransmitter says

    Scott says
    JANUARY 12, 2016 AT 2:41 PM

    I can’t wait to get the next Mint survey or visit one of the Mint’s booths at a coin major show. I’ve had it with the U.S. Mint product availability guessing game. There is absolutely zero consistency or transparency in the mint’s product availability. I’ve been a collector and a mint customer for 40 years and the 2016 gold restrikes will be the last coins I will purchase directly from the U.S. Mint.

    There is a push from US Mint to direct it’s loyal customers to 3rd party graders and never buy anything in OGP again! They work together and it means less headaches for the Mint, who would just love to sell in bulk to big dealers, and more moola for TPG’s…

  52. Scott says

    I can’t help wondering if those suddenly missing PM8 coins were snatched up by Mint employees or if a big coin dealer got them all. There’s no way I’ll believe they were all reject/returns.

  53. cagcrisp says

    @fmtransmitter, Yes, I contributed my Fair share (Actually More than my Fair share) of the $1 Trillion.

    And yet, I’m still bullish on the US and think Gold is (Slightly) overpriced…

  54. data dave says

    From all the comments it is easy to see that the US Mint is driving a lot of people crazy with their product and inventory management (or lack of). I gave up trusting them after the Eleanor Roosevelt proof gold issue became unavailable soon after it was released and then was told repeatedly that it would become available again. This of course was not true.

    So now, if I want something, I buy it right away, period. Playing the how many are left game doesn’t work. Guessing how long certain items will be listed doesn’t work either. Look how fast the single rolls of Truman and Eisenhower dollars were sold out. And the mint has extra that they could package but they chose not to.

    At least the coins they are making are actually pretty nice. It seems the people in charge of the rest of the operation are less than competent in a lot of ways.

  55. Scott says

    Unfortunately some of us have other obligations and limited funds that prevent us from purchasing everything we want as soon as its available. What I really want is some transparency in product availability.

  56. KEITHSTER says

    Say did these sets launch yesterday or did this rocket blow up on the pad? AS THE 16’s are now TBD ? Or is it an error in the quarters oh no not the dreaded no COA? Did any get sent out on enrollment not with this crowd I’ll bet ? They must read this blog or are on a bender you choose? Choose Wisely Choose Luckly All”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>”>

  57. fmtransmitter says

    cagcrisp says
    JANUARY 12, 2016 AT 3:53 PM

    @fmtransmitter, Yes, I contributed my Fair share (Actually More than my Fair share) of the $1 Trillion.

    And yet, I’m still bullish on the US and think Gold is (Slightly) overpriced…

    I have always felt Gold to be FMV at btwn high 700’s and low 900’s IMHO…

    Silver IMHO should be at $25 per ounce…Manipulated…Someone thanks you for your contribution…I thank you for it to this Blog!

  58. sharks2th says

    fm – The difference is the expensive one is PL if you look closely at the labels. The PLs currently sell for more.

  59. says

    Ok, let’s try this again…

    Saratoga National Historical Park 2015 Uncirculated Five Ounce Silver Coin Philadelphia (P) 99 Item(s) In Stock

  60. cagcrisp says

    1 Specific Buyer has purchased 22 Johnson C&C tonight via BIN’s from 16 Different Sellers.

    Just lined them up minute after minute after minute and Bought Bought Bought…

  61. Tinto says

    Is it just my computer or did the 2016 America the Beautiful quarters proof set (16AP) get moved to the TBD category by the Mint? I was just checking the Mint’s website just now to see which of the “disappeared” reappeared … or was the 16AP always in the TBD when it got launched ??

  62. says

    TBD

    America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 Proof Set
    SAN FRANCISCO (S)
    16AP

    TBD

    America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 Silver Proof Set
    SAN FRANCISCO (S)
    16AQ

  63. cagcrisp says

    We will have yet a 3rd and a 4th Excuse for a delay

    1. Mint simply wants to ensure there is enough inventory on hand to handle the launch
    2. Mint doesn’t know the difference between Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    3. America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 Proof Set 16AP has been Moved because…………
    4. America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 Silver Proof Set 16AQ has been Moved because……………

    They need to worry less about Huckleberry Finn and worry more about Huckleberry Hound.

    This is getting to be a Cartoon…

  64. achmed says

    Who is responsible for this mess at the usmint?!? And is it possible that employees of the mint put coins that one can make profits with into their own pocket (against cash of course). So on the website not available but in their own vault. So they take it. I bet that in some years the official mintage for the platinum coin will be 4000.
    This is for the mint: U are loosing customers when you go on like this. Collecting coins is a dying hobby. And the mint does everything that this is going to be right.

  65. FLKeith says

    Probably just a typo on the ATB proof sets’ COA too 😉

    I still thinking they just decided to take the month of January off.

  66. gary says

    U.S. Mint website now shows just 92 2015 Saratoga “P” mint 5 oz. silver are available. After that comes the inevitable “Currently Unavailable” status or a possible Sell Out.

  67. says

    LMAO Cag

    5. The 2016 Uncirculated Coin Set has been moved because we want to ensure we strike enough for circulating demand…

  68. says

    6. 2016 Coin & Chronicles Set – Ronald Reagan has been moved because we were’t sure who he followed as President…

  69. says

    Achmed, with respect to the 4,000 on the Platinum coin, I wouldn’t bet against ya, mostly likely so. I’ve often thought there’s a hold back number on high demand releases, which I really don’t have a problem with.

    Here’s an excerpt of an email I sent to fellow poster out here on the blog 2 weeks ago, WRT to the APE – “Here’s what I think comes of those sets. The mint holds back a number of sets to sell to their constituents on Capitol Hill and within the mint leadership. If I was Director or Lew, I would do that as a professional courtesy. These guys don’t have time to go perch on the website at 12:01, heck I work 12 hour days and I barely can make it work and get what I want.

    To your point earlier, at a later date the mintage is then “readjusted” post year end. Who knows, may be those sets don’t even make it into the mintage number, and fall into a holdback or waste category.”

    Would be interesting to find out how they handle that demand.

  70. Stuart Bradley says

    88 Saratogas & 2 Bombay Hooks left.
    I sent my last Bombay Hook 5 oz back because of an obvious dent on the rim. I can’t believe that got past the inspection dept.

  71. Rob says

    And:
    We’re sorry, but American Eagle 2015 One Ounce Platinum Proof Coin is not available online. Please see our other platinum American Eagle products below.

  72. cagcrisp says

    Just exactly what did the Mint Sell W/e 01/10/16?

    2 New Launches:

    16RD 2016 BIRTH SET +2242
    16RE 2016 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SET +1849

    NET EVERY OTHER ITEM the Mint Sold -3635

    SO…..Net Sales for W/e 01/10/16 +456

    For CY15 The Lowest Sales Items for Any week was 22,052

  73. cagcrisp says

    For the First time since the 2015 platinum proof was Sold, there is NOT a Single Auction for an OGP 2015 platinum proof.

    IF you are Long that is a good sign.

    For Comparison on 12/11/15 there were 34 Auctions…

  74. Dave SW FL says

    7) 2016 ATB SILVER proof quarter set has been moved because silver is so cheap we cannot acquire sufficient quantity to meet demand. When the spot price increases sufficiently that we can raise the price of the set, we will then release it.

  75. data dave says

    What’s funny is that it took over a day for readers of this blog to realize that the clad quarter proof set was not available. It would have taken 1 minute if it was something that people really wanted.

  76. says

    LoL @ the Dave(s)

    So True!

    Sara and Lou (PRF) are in a neck to neck race to the finish.., I wonder which one will when that one…,
    Check back in April for the race finish results!

  77. Drjoe says

    Thank you cagcrisp for putting a smile on my face this morning. Working away in the ER and just catching up on the blog and saw your reference to Huckleberry Hound. Have not thought about that dog for about 50 years. With what passes for cartoons today this was a good memory. Kind of like the good memory of real silver and real copper coins in circulation. Also 50 years ago. So sad.

  78. gary says

    @Stuart…I sure hope that the milk spotted Bombay Hook “P” mint 5 oz. return that the Mint got from me a few days ago was not among those that showed up for sale today. It was nasty! The Bombay that I reordered was a real sparkling beauty though!
    FYI … Mint website now shows 85 Saratoga 5 oz. left. Anyone who collects the series (as I do) should snag theirs now.
    Really looking forward to the 2016 Shawnee 5 oz. which is supposed to be available on Feb. 25th, as long as the Mint doesn’t bump around the date!

  79. Joe #2 says

    Does anyone recall in the past years on the commemorative gold piece(s) 90% gold and 10% copper any spotting or any other issues?

  80. KC&SO says

    New Thead –

    In anticipation of me winning $1,500,000,000 tonight and hoarding the entire market come Thursday!
    ☀️😉

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