Question: 1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Solid Silver Coin

[SNobles]

Well I just pulled one of these from a random pack box at Wal-Mart.

It has a value of n/a but no print run listed.

So I just wondered how rare are these coins and does anyone still collect them at all? It came with a COA in the pack that says it is .999 purity and .4 ounces in weight.

BTW it is Steve Yzerman...he seems to be following me in the coins as I pulled a gold plated version from 1996-97 set.

Any information would be great.

Thanks,
Scott

 

[56Parkies]

Silver is tougher to find than Gold Plated. I've seen 4 or 5 Osgood Gold Plated, but I've yet to see an actual Fine Silver coin from Pinnacle Mint

On a separate note: Are you sure it's '97-98? I thought Fine Silver was only in '96-97 and it was "Artist Proof Nickel" in '97-98?

 

[SNobles]

I thought it was the toughest one other than the 1/1 solid gold that were redemptions.

Here is the line from Beckett:

1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Solid Silver #5 Steve Yzerman

I will post a scan of the coin and COA in a bit.

 

[The Great Zo]

There are eight versions of each coin in 97-98 Pinnacle Mint. Here's an example from my checklist:

1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Brass 26 Sergei Samsonov
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Nickel Silver 26 Sergei Samsonov
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Gold Plated 26 Sergei Samsonov
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Brass Proof 26 Sergei Samsonov (/500)
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Nickel Silver Proof 26 Sergei Samsonov (/250)
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Gold Plated Proof 26 Sergei Samsonov (/100)
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Solid Silver 26 Sergei Samsonov
1997-98 Pinnacle Mint Coins Solid Gold 26 Sergei Samsonov (1/1)

The brass and nickel silver coins are pretty easy to find.

The gold plated (non-proof) coins seem to be pretty tough, yet they aren't given a print run. I don't recall seeing a Samsonov.

The solid silver coins are also not given a print run, but it's safe to say that they'd fall somewhere between 1 and 100. I realize that's not very accurate -- I might guess the 10-40 range (depending on variability of breaks) but that's still kind of wide.

 

[Tripredacus]

If you sold it as just a silver coin, it might go for approx $15 in USD, however Silver is tricky right now because it is being manipulated in the market. Having Steve Yzerman on it may make it worth more at least to hockey collectors!

:beer:

 

[SNobles]

Scans as promised: