Agreed. If I selectively collected any of these, this would probably be one of them. How big are those slabs, anyway?
itrainsdogsandcats, great looking SP70 ATB! I'm with others here, the Everglades design is terrific. .
2015 first day of sale dates: http://www.coinnews.net/2014/12/26/2015-america-the-beautiful-quarters-release-dates-and-images/ .
3" diameter to be exact....a relatively large surface size 5 oz silver coin. They look and feel much better in the hand than in an illustration. .
I am looking forward to these as well: 2017 sites to be honored: http://www.coinnews.net/nationalparksilvercoins/category/2017-national-park-coins/ .
2015 ATB Delaware - Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge , another good design Louisiana - Kisatchie National Forest
Everglades bullion coin sales strongest for 2014: http://www.coinnews.net/2015/01/09/america-the-beautiful-5-oz-silver-coin-sales-from-2010-to-2014/
The P version Everglades with limit of 30,000 are still available online after 2 months. The P version Sand dunes with limit of 30,000 are still available after more than 4 months. However, the US marshals coins with limit of 500,000 are sold out in 4 days. Can I conclude that the 5 oz ATB is not selling well at all?
Yes, for now that seems to be the case. The first time I purchased an ATB-P 5 oz coin direct from the US Mint was in 2013 (when I was still a newbie). At that time, I also purchased direct from the US Mint all 5 different 2011 and 5 different 2012 ATB-P 5 oz coins. Today, some of those coins are selling for fairly significant premiums on eBay. The point is, just because a coin hasn't been flying off the shelf at the US Mint in recent months, doesn't mean a whole lot in the long term necessarily. The series isn't even half complete yet. Sentiment ebbs and flows...it's normal. Time will tell how this series ends up for its investors / collectors. .
How much was those 2011 & 2012 coins at that time? I.E. what's the release price of those year's coin when silver price was high.
The first 3-4 P version selling price was $280+5 shipping, then perhaps around $20-30 cheaper for the following couple. The price became cheaper only from 2013 and after. Luckily, I only bought 1st one, Hot Spring, at the Mint price. They have been selling on Ebay bet. $160-210. Big hit for sellers.
