Still, the sets have been selling on ebay for around $120, and high-graded versions regularly sell for $200 or more. No one is apt to see a $14,000 Congratulations Set anytime soon. Coins (and a PF-70 Ultra Cameo example sold for more than $14,000 in 2015). The coin even made Whitman’s list of the 100 Greatest Modern U.S. Among all the regular ASE Proofs, only one has a lower mintage: the 1995-W, at 30,125. The 74,898 in net Congratulations Set sales plus the maximum LESPS sales equal fewer than 125,000 of the 2017-S American Eagle silver Proofs. But once the LESPS product limit of 50,000 was announced, those who’d let their 2017 Congratulations Sets go for modest sums had reason to feel gloomy. Naysayers shook their heads at the quick run-up in aftermarket prices, pointing to the fact that no one knew for sure just how many of the coins would be released later in the year. The S-mintmark on the back of the silver Eagle in the 2017 Congratulations Set caused an instant sell-out of a product that normally attracts little interest. (The stand-alone 2017 ASE Proof coin is from West Point.) Produced this year only, in honor of the Mint’s 225th anniversary, the S-Mint ASE coins have made one other appearance: in the 2017 Congratulations Set, whose 75,000 product limit sold out within two minutes of their release. The 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set, however, is likely to sell out fairly quickly, for one simple reason: its American Eagle silver Proof coin is from the San Francisco Mint rather than the traditional West Point issue. It’s no surprise that, although the 2016 set was released last November, more than 4,000 of the 50,000 max are still available. Those items purchased separately add up to $107.90, which means the buyer is paying $32.05 to get the silver coins in a single plastic case (or “lens”). The LESPS contains the same coins as the $52.95 Silver Proof Set (less the cent, nickel, and dollar), plus the $53.95 American Eagle 1-ounce silver Proof coin. They face strong competition for collector attention with the reliable and popular annual Proof Sets and Silver Proof Sets, as well as the clad and silver ATB quarters Proof sets. The Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets tend not to fly off the shelves. Coins in the 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (17RC).
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