Get ready… Today, the United States Mint will release the 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set.
Available beginning at noon ET for $139.95, the set includes eight silver coins from the San Francisco Mint. Intense interest for just one of them will likely lead to a quick sell-out.
The product limit for this set is capped at 50,000. Anticipating broad demand, the U.S. Mint is restricting the number of sets to two per household.
Held in the set’s attractive packaging are the following 90% silver coins:
- 2017-S Kennedy Silver Half-Dollar
- 2017-S Effigy Mounds National Monument Silver Quarter (Iowa)
- 2017-S Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Silver Quarter (District of Columbia)
- 2017-S Ozark National Scenic Riverways Silver Quarter (Missouri)
- 2017-S Ellis Island Silver Quarter (New Jersey)
- 2017-S George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Silver Quarter (Indiana)
- 2017-S Roosevelt Dime
In addition, the limited edition set holds a 1-ounce .999 fine 2017-S Proof American Silver Eagle. This is the coin that collectors want the most. It has only been featured in one other release, the 2017 Congratulations Set which debuted April 4 and sold out in minutes.
The Congratulations Set had a limit of 75,000. Adding that to this set’s 50,000 limit brings the 2017-S Proof Silver Eagle’s potential mintage to just 125,000 coins. That makes it a key issue in the American Silver Eagle series. The only proof with a lower mintage (at 30,102) is the highly coveted 1995-W which sells for several thousand dollars.
Ordering
Order the 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set directly from the United States Mint via this link to the set’s product page, or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
This set is available again this morning (Saturday) as of about 10 minutes ago after going “currently unavailable” yesterday evening. Wonder if they will ever sell out?!
-NumisdudeTX
just checked 10:30 am sat morn unavailable again
AND, WE’RE BACK!!!!! On sale, that is. Grab ’em now. Looks like their almost gone.
wow got a email saying they have lifted the 2 set household limit to unlimited now.. wtf.. now i wish i would of waited 2-4 years and got it on ebay for 30% cheaper.. fook me.. this mint is stupid.. they dont allow for stuff to raise in value.. it always drops unless its a sell out in 2 mins.. now these sets will drop in price by this time next year..
THE MINT LIKES TO PLAY GAMES RIGHT FROM THE GET GO CRAZY LOL
Does any one know if the mint marked the 2017 congratulations ASE some way to tell the difference from the Limited Edition set ASE ?
Texas –
There is no difference in the ASE $1 Proof 2017-S coin in either set. They cannot be told apart except for the packaging they are in when you send them to the grading services. No need to pay extra for a “special” label on a slab from a TPG company. The total mintage on this coin is 125,000 making it the 4th rarest ASE $1 in the 31 years of the series.
Happy collecting!
-NumisdudeTX (Keep Austin Weird!)
Than you Seth, wasn’t going to pay extra , just was hoping there might be something different on the coin for those of us who bought the limited edition set.
Need expert advice… I have just received a PCGS slabbed 2017-S ASE graded PR69 DCAM, First Day of Issue, from the original Congratulations Set to go with the Limited Edition Set from the Mint. My naked-eye inspection of coin’s reverse detected 2 obvious — very obvious — points of damage/flaws in the star field area. Each is only slightly smaller than size of the “dots” that separate the USA/1 oz. lettering at outside edge of reverse. They appear to be electronic burn marks, with a blue center point and black outline, similar to what one might see left on metal… Read more »
Mark D. – I haven’t seen the type of “damage” you describe on this Proof coin. But, the 69 grade is not near perfection as PCGS & NGC would have everyone believe. A 69 grade can have many flaws, scratches, rim nicks etc. Even 70 grade coins are not perfect! The Mint used to hand inspect each Proof coin until about the early 2000s, but now relies on electronic eyes & an occasional random spot check by a human. The quality of even Proof coins has gone down as reflected in the marketplace price difference between Proof-69 & Proof-70 coins.… Read more »
Seth, Thanks very much for your insights on my coin “burns” issues. While I was already aware that slabbed coin grades are not necessarily all that one might expect, the coin in question doesn’t come close to the PF69 designation as described by PCGS, to wit: “Virtually fully struck with miniscule imperfections visible upon close inspection.” In fact, this coin’s “burns” are quite obvious from arm’s-length view, and not at all “miniscule.” So what about PF68? Nope: “Only the slightest weakness in strike with a few tiny imperfections barely visible.” Again, the two black/blue “burns” are not tiny and are… Read more »
Mark D. – Glad you were dealing with a reputable coin dealer who refunded your money on this sub-par PF-69 coin. “Modern” U.S. coins used to not even be accepted for grading by PCGS or NGC when they started in 1986 & 1987 respectively. It seems that with modern U.S. Mint coins that don’t grade at 70 are almost given the 69 grade unless the coin is really an ugly mess! There are very few “modern” coins (let’s say since 1982 when the commemorative coin program was restarted by the Mint after a 28-year absence) that they grade below 69… Read more »
I just happened to check the Mint’s schedule for 2018 and noticed the the 2018 Limited Edition Set is going to have a proof silver Eagle with S mint mark! I wonder if it is just me that is unhappy about that? I thought the mint was finally coming around when they put a household limit on this last Limited Edition Set. I guess the jokes on me, because the real one of value is the one in the Congrats Set. The 2018 Congrats Set will have the usual “W” Eagle in it whereas the 2018 Limited Edition Set will… Read more »