Anticipated by many, once delayed, and likely not available for long, the United States Mint’s 2021 Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set goes on sale today beginning at Noon ET.
Officially named the "2021 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition," the collectible is is expected to be one of the most popular U.S. Mint products released this year because it contains a West Point Mint-struck 2021-W American Silver Eagle with the original or classic design (Type 1) and a San Francisco Mint-struck 2021-S American Silver Eagle with the new design (Type 2).
Sweetening the pot, the pair are in a brilliant reverse proof finish which showcases polished, mirror-like design elements that attractively contrast against frosted backgrounds. Further, the set’s mintage/product limit is capped at 125,000. This instantly makes both coins key issues in the entire American Silver Eagle series.
Initially, the two-coin set was scheduled for a release on Aug. 24. A few days before the 24th, however, the Mint pushed the release back just shy of three weeks to land on a less-typical release day of Monday (today).
Those interested in the set should be proactive. Recommendations include making sure your account with the U.S. Mint is up-to-date with a valid credit card, and logging in several minutes before its launch to be prepared. Anyone who has attempted to purchase a popular Mint release can attest that both patience and frustration will be part of the equation. The Mint has taken steps to alleviate past issues, but demand for this product is expected to still strain the Mint’s website. In some good news, orders are limited to one set per household for the first 24 hours of sales. This restriction will help more people get one.
American Silver Eagle Designs
The classic 2021-W Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle contains the original designs (Type 1) as seen on American Eagle program coins since their debut in 1986. This includes Adolph A. Weinman’s "Walking Liberty" design as first used on the 1916-1947 half-dollar obverses and John Mercanti’s heraldic eagle with shield design used on original Silver Eagle reverses.
Weinman’s Liberty design is also showcased on the obverse of the 2021-S Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle. However, the design was refreshed using modern technology and historical Mint assets to more closely reflect Weinman’s original intent. It also carries Weinman’s unique artist mark.
The redesigned reverse offers an eagle as it approaches a landing, carrying an oak branch, as if to add it to a nest. The new reverse design, created by Emily Damstra and sculpted by Michael Gaudioso, will appear on all American Silver Eagles going forward.
Redesigned American Silver Eagles also feature enhanced security features, including a reeded edge variation.
Two-Coin Set’s American Silver Eagle Specifications
| Denomination: | $1 |
| Finish: | Reverse Proof |
| Composition: | 99.9% Silver |
| Weight: | 1.000 troy oz. (31.103 grams) |
| Diameter: | 1.598 inches (40.60 mm) |
| Edge: | Reeded |
| Mint and Mint Mark: | West Point – W San Francisco – S |
Ordering & Price
On release at Noon ET, the 2021 Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set will be available from the Mint’s online store for American Eagle coins. Pricing for the two-coin set is listed as $175.
The pair of coins ship encapsulated and packaged together in a single black presentation case. An outer sleeve displays both reverse designs. A Certificate of Authenticity is also included.
Like Tim, I tried 50+ times to get in and complete sale. One hour and nine minutes of trying paid off. Got one!
Kirk —
At my age I was concerned I might not get one. Then, with all the order re-submissions, I was concerned that I was not. I got mine at one hour 10 minutes … after completing the checkout process at least a half dozen times!
But the best thing was I found out I got it by having an eMail confirmation from the Mint appear on my eMail.
Other than finally getting one, this was THE WORST ordering process of all the orders I have ever placed with the Mint.
— Mike
With apologies to Kaiser Wilhelm (for responding to my own note), my daughter just called to tell me she just got one too … she said it was one hour 25 minutes of total frustration ….
I think people gave up. I ordered one over an hour after they went on sale. Just shows not to give up until after the bell sounds. Frustrating, but after suffering 5 stages of grief, I can sing again.
What a mess! I gave up after 30 minutes! Constant timeouts, bad gateway, etc, etc. Still showing available after 1 hour 24 minutes. So, I went back and tried again. I got it!!! Hallelujah!!!
A mess is when they sell out when you have one in your cart.
Well the order process from the US Mint for the reverse proof Silver Eagles was the worst yet. My order finally went through at 1:05 PM after many tries and fails. I got to the place order stage at least 4 when the please wait your order is currently being processed and then it would time out. I don’t think I would have kept trying if I were not so annul. I can not believe that it took an hour and five minutes to get my order through!!!
Same here, but 1 hour and 1 minute for me. Still some for sale at 1:36 PM ET. Must not be getting a lot of orders through: maybe some gave up after an hour?
62 minutes and finally completed the purchase. What a test of my patience. Almost gave up several times as I did not think any would be left after 20 minutes but kept filling my coffee cup and clicking away.
I just got one at 1:20 PM. the site is working now..
I got my confirmation at 12:06 Eastern. I must have it in my bag 30 + times and went checkout at least the same 30 + times. I checked my cc and the charge is pending. Now I have to run to the heaD ( NAVY FOR BATH ROOM/LOO).. I NEED A NAP – GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS
Same fought nbfought n 120 pm I got it
The point of 1 set limit was so those who try 100 times finally get it. Congrats
Ugh…..and 100 more grey hairs!
Yet alive!
They finally cleared after 1:10PM or so EST
Just went back on……..my gf ordered one, went right thru……ZERO issues, done within 2 minutes!!!!!! Got confirmation message and email…….
Still available nearly 90 minutes later, wow.
Rumor has it that the Mint bought some more from Mike @ HSN
Kudos! : ))
Hmm, 13:25 and still available.
LOL
1:30pm EST still available.
Yes but if u try to go thru the checkout process and place order you get the oft seen msg REMOVE FROM BAG product no longer available. At least that was my experience.
What a s__t show!
One hour and 31 minutes to confirm, even though I had one in my cart and was given an order processing screen at 12:08 pm ET. No improvement at the US Mint web page!
Just bought one.
had mine in my cart within the first minute sales were open. That’s when the problems started, all the normal problems we’ve come to expect and are now normal with popular releases. I was able to finally complete the checkout an hour and 10 minutes later. I know the mint doesn’t care but I’m starting to question if the coins are worth an hour and 10 minutes of my time. I suppose if you’re flipping then making double your money for an hour of work makes sense. For a collector I’m not sure anymore,
Similar to my experience but was able to get confirmation at 8 minutes.
Looks like you were wrong. But it took me 61 minutes of constant hammering away to get an order accepted due to the worst ordering experience I ever had at the US Mint website. I got the “order acknowledgement” email, and am awaiting the “order confirmation” email. Troubles: Connection lost, gateway dropped, javascript errors we think you are a bot, etc. It might be that the website actually “crashed”: lots of “connection not accepted by source server” messages. At 1:27 ET, still not “currently unavailable”.
Boy Oh Boy, Sir Kaiser! This race, or should I say battle, is lasting a lot longer than 10 minutes. I fought and fought, and never gave up for 70 minutes until my order was successfully placed and confirmed. This time around the Mint threw everything in their arsenal at me to block and thwart my online order. I mean, I encountered every single roadblock imaginable, but alas, I finally made it through the checkout with the prize. I started the grueling process at 12 noon ET and was done at 1:10pm ET, and currently at 1:30pm ET (90 minutes… Read more »
P.S., the only thing that saved me (us) was the house hold limit of 1. In this case, one isn’t the loneliest number.
Hello All,
To everyone who was looking forrward to participating in this free for all, stuck it out, perservered and managed to get one congrats!. And to those who are still trying, good luck (according to some bloggers, they are still available at this time). Maybe the lowly collectors will have their day. To all of the money grubbers and profiteers, hope you failed ;).
They are still available at 1:37 PM EDT. I drove myself insane for 45 minutes trying to get one.
I tried at 1:40 PM and I got one in my cart The site allowed me to check out and gave me an order# Did not check cc, but hope I got one
It would be great if the flippers had all their attempts blocked.
I noticed all the flippers on feebay panicked and lowered their prices and keep lowering the prices as the set has still not sold out last I checked – I had one in my cart in under 40 seconds but took way over an hour to get an order confirmation and i never actually seen it on my screen in the mess of errors popping up all over my web page :(. It seems either your a Government employee with no worries and a printed paycheck even if there are no tax payer dollars and the rest of us are… Read more »
flippers only succeed because people are willing to pay inflated prices on ebay to not deal with the c>@%%y mint web site. if people refused to buy those ebay prices, there probably wouldn’t be any flippers trying to get these things so much. the reality is the mint makes less than there is demand for – of course the mint doesn’t want to make more than there is demand for, as in that case the extra stock would sit on their shelf for a couple years (as many of their products in fact do) before they give up and melt… Read more »
Yeah, the Add To Bag button is still active? Maybe the site was so awful, many ppl just dropped out? Or the order counter is broken?
I got an ack email and order #, but didnt see a test charge on my CC (yet), so who knows.
They’re out now. I tried more than a minute ago and although it looks like they’re still available, a red message comes up saying the product is no longer available and credit card will not be charged. They need new servers. Looks like they’re using servers from the ’70s. Everyone else uses the cloud.
Sorry to hear, I’ve been on the wrong end too any times recently! Its like treasure hunt but the letdown is still no less infuriating!
Yeah, just saw that they’re out.
Servers? Cloud? Hah, its rats on a wheel chasing the gub’mint cheese. lolz 😉
I hope everyone kept screen print copies of the Mint’s confirmations. Trust but Verify.
Especially when dealing with the U.S. government.
Still available as of 10:35 am PT. Amazing.
Wonder if the mint increased the mintage number or the website is broken?
They probably have lost count of what’s been sold.
Ok, guys, October 1st, one last battle for 2021, only 50,000 available. C’mon, we made it this far, who’s going with me?
I quit. The U.S. Mint is a dump. I’m buying silver from other countries.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more… King Henry
They really should have aligned the release date on an anniversary of August 23, 1942
Not so fast!
Remember those Morgans, CC’s (170,811 sold) & O’s ( 171, 286 sold), both with a product limit of 175,000 for each type, could the US MInt be setting us up for another mad fools rush to grab one or two for the nearly 8000 unaccounted 2021 Morgans remaining in inventory?
They had a clearance sale for the 2019-S ASE RevPr’s…leftover inventory of 98 available and gone within seconds. Stand by for another demonstration of the US Mint’s stellar ability to sell products online like it’s 1999.
I see two auctions for these with bids over $400 and they’re still available from the Mint. SMH
There are now dozens for sale on eBay, going from $400 to $900. I just checked the US Mint web site, and they’re still for sale at the normal price. These flippers are shameful.
I am always fascinated by supply and demand. We can look at the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630’s and be aghast that people could be so manipulated, as we hit refresh over and over again to buy a shiny hunk of metal with a face value of $1. Then I think of the flippers. At this stage, before the “market” has even been established, how do they set a price? If the first person to list on eBay chooses $1,000, do all the other flippers just blindly follow that lead? Or do they work out a sell point which… Read more »
Daniel – “At this stage, before the “market” has even been established, how do they set a price?”
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Here’s a hint: Got a flashlight…?
1:47 pm and I was able to get another
If true, not only have you not been reading along but you left off a ‘k’ at the end of your moniker.
Got mine at 1:43,still Dont believe it .
Offered for $650-$1000 on eBay but still available from mint at 1:47
Got mine at 1:45 thought I missed out , rebooted at least 30 times hang in there
I’m done ordering from the Mint. I started only wanting the Peace Dollar. If that’s all I receive, I’m happy. Today’s offering was a cluster#*&%. What a mess. I’m happy for those who got through. I never got to the confirmation stage after entering all my information. Hit Confirmation numerous times and each time came up with some funky page. The mint can keep their product as far as I’m concerned. I’ll order from other governments, they have their act together and better packing and quality coins as well.
Still available as of 2:09 est
I never got to the confirmation page either, but around attempt 40 or so a confirmation e-mail hit my box… I wonder how many I actually bought!
One hour and 50 minutes into sale, Mint is still accepting orders. Not selling out as fast as expected. Don’t go to EBAY and purchase just yet folks!
Apparently a mad rush. They are still showing available at 1:54 eastern time.
It was a mad rush, but that mad rush clogged the website like people clogging the entrance to Walmart at opening on Black Friday.
The website crashing was probably the best thing for collectors trying to get one.
Site currently shows about 6k left as of 2:15 ET
where ic remaining stock shown?
Right click the product page and click “view source code” or whatever your browser says along those lines. Then CTRL +F and type in “data-available” (without quotes) and the number to the right of it is the quantity remaining.
There have been Youtube videos showing this trick.
WOW! Thanks for the tip!
Yep 0:0
I saw a thread talking about it on CCF and experimented with it today. It looked accurate. There was still 90k left or so after the first half hour, which I think was due to the website being so slow to process orders.
Then once the website stopped crashing the number was decreasing about several hundred a minute.
This works. If you are using Microsoft Edge, Ctrl-U works to get to the developer screen, and then Ctrl-F where you type in “data-available”. No quotes and make sure you use the hyphen “-“.
Just for kicks and giggles I used this for some other mint products. There are 378 US Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medals still left for sale and 0 US Air Force 2.5 Ounce Silver Medals left for sale.
I think a better analogy is one if you’re a Simpsons fan. There’s an episode where Mr. Burns is having a comprehensive physical at the Mayo Clinic.
The Dr. comes in at the end and tells him he has every disease known to man, including ones not previously discovered, but he’s not sick because they’ll all jammed “at the door” trying to get into his body, but they’re stuck so none of them can get in to get him sick.
That’s basically what happened with the initial few minutes with the sale.
We are sorry, but we are unable to process your payment and submit your order this time. No charges were made against your credit card or other selected payment method. Please try again in a few moments or call our Customer Service Center for help. Thank you for your patience.
I now have one for each of my kids. 🙂
A question from one dad to another:
when will you give them to your kids?
As a bequeathment? Or earlier?
Its something a lot of us probably struggle with. A problem is “gifting” a coin set to someone when you die (and they are in their late 60’s), probably won’t ignite their passion for coin collecting and keeping your legacy going.
However doing it when they are young, means it could just get put in the bottom of a shoe box and forgotten about, or sold, or spent.
it’s a tough one.
I plan on passing down my collection when my children are well established and beyond the mid-life crisis stage. My father waited too long and held on to his coin collection until his passing. If my kids are not interested in the coins I’ll sell them and they may share in the profits via my estate. I think my daughter will want them, my son … not so much.
These are all good points to consider.
Mine are most likely going to my nieces, and I doubt they’ll keep them – I’m very fine with that. I hope the “fundage” helps them. But yes, a good question about when a good time would be?
1 of the main reasons, or perhaps only reason I get most of my proofs graded, is to help them with any hassle of selling.
Me too … only AFTER an HOUR+ of trying early today … and 6 hrs later getting the disappointing emails (1 confirmed, but no payment info, the other = “call us, sorry”).
1 S4!T day!
Yup – got 2 emails in the same minute. A confirmation, and a “we’re sorry” email. And it seems like the “we’re sorry” (for our crap UI) won (?) the day.
Theres no payment in my “confirmed” order in my acct, even tho I selected my CC after MANY MANY iterations.
I (well, they) FAILED. What else is new. They got me this time.
I definitely called since it wasnt obvious which simultaneous email was the case. They said they cannot update orders at all, much less correct the payment. Depending on the price$ and availablitiy, I may need to hit APMEX and pay up to complete my ASE proofs (minus the ’95 W – I’d rather buy a car for that $cratch). I must be obsessed now, after going thru my collection and cataloging what I have / missed a couple years back. I knew they’d get me eventually, but to go thru all this, and get this outcome, was a sucker punch… Read more »
I’m really surprised they have lasted this long….course im sure everyone had difficulties that first hour. I only decided at 5 minutes after product went on sale to try and get a set….. still available over 2 hours after starting bell!
Holy S__T had doctors appointment today got home at 2:00 pm . So i tried anyway & got thru & confirmed can’t balieve it
Lucky!
Same here, I totally forgot, then saw belatedly the mint notice. Got on at 2:05 Eastern and was shocked to get through. Half hour later I checked and they were sold out.
Gary – sounds as though you were able to get just what the doctor ordered, minus the headaches the rest of us had to deal with. Good for you!
I got one at 2:26ET.
I was busy at noon and then couldn’t get on the site at 12:01. Around 2:25, I clicked on the mint reminder expecting to see Remind Me. It said Add to Cart. Crazy.
Will probably be buyers remorse by some eBay buyers that paid a lot more than I would have. Decided if I couldn’t get one from the mint I just wouldn’t get one but was successful. More power to the eBay sellers it will be interesting to see if the price holds up.
125,000 On two unique Reverse Proof Silver Eagles priced at $87.50 each. I think the price is going to hold pretty well.
Finally went unavailable.
2:34 pm edt status is now remind me
Looks like they reached their limit. “Remind Me” status.
“This product is currently unavailable.” at 2:46pm
Coinbread — Given the relative HIGH interest in this set, I cannot understand that even under these worst of situations how they could remain available for almost 3 hours. A couple thoughts … Being a suspicious person I think their “order counter” may have had problems. Or maybe it was “by design” so as to frustrate flippers or HSN surrogates into giving up. Or maybe just for the Mint just to find out how many they could sell … and then make more of them later but just not disclose it (after all WHO really audits their numbers?) And my… Read more »
I also worry about your #1 concern, as I never saw a test charge to my CC this time.
I just wonder if they had a major server crash from the “Black Monday” rush this was, and those of us that kept at it made it thru until they fixed the servers? But who knows.
I kept reloading, and sometimes it wouldnt recognize I was signed in, then crash again, then come back and remember I was logged in and the cart was still there. ODD!!
I had the same concern but I finally got a confirmation email just now, in addition to the “We received your order” email that I got right after placing the order. I had finally checked out at 1:06 p.m. EST after reloading and reinputting info countless times. I feel a lot more confident that I’ll end up with one after getting the confirmation email.
For me it was after it crashed the umpteenth time it showed my cart empty….. Then when i tried to order it said household limit reached. That was the only way i knew my order got thru!……and the later order acknowlegement email. It would crash before i ever got the mint conf screen. Their web site developers need to think out of the box to fix a probably that persistently gateway errors, timeouts, htmls, and loses cc info…..i mean really how many times must i input that!!!
Well … CRUD!!
Got 2 emails at the same time ~ 6pm EST –
1 said confirmed, #2 said call us. So I did.
The order in my acct does not show my CC info. There were a TON of problems getting my CC info FROM my account to load properly.
The agent said the order cannot be placed because of something with the payment method.
So…
CANCELLED.
Waah waaaaaaahhhhhhhh. 🙁
Cant win ’em all. Cant have everything.
There was rumor that the Mint created a “waiting room” for the order carts which would allow more time to verify bots, c/c, household limits, etc. I got mine through after exactly 1 hour and received confirmation 5 hours after that.
I’m pretty sure that’s a rumor. The website was completely offline for the Southeastern states and probably the rest of the nation as well. Then around 1:20 pm Eastern time a page would load and then show errors, many of them indicating that there was no response from the Mint’s website. That’s not a waiting room. I’m sure the mint would love for the rumor to get started that the website wasn’t really crashing and was just their secret and very clever waiting room. I finally got my order in after an hour and ten minutes and I’ve seen many… Read more »
Do you pay any attention to the people running Congress? If you honestly think calling these morons is going to change anything, then God help us all!
Kaiser, Those dastardly BOTS! I guess this is all part of the wonderful world of high technology that we blissfully live in. I just get tired of hearing how we all need to contact our representatives every time we encounter a problem or situation out of our control. 99% of elected reps are bound to other entities..Special Interests, Big Business, Unions, and such. As you have said many times, it’s the same with dealing with the Mint. Who’s call are they going to take, the Authorized Buyers or ours? Are you considering the LE Silver Proof Set? It might be… Read more »
Kaiser, that’s a fair assessment of what actually occurred. I also doubt the Mint did anything different this time.
In the bag in 20 seconds, 1 hour and 10 minutes to get through checkout. Been collecting from the mint for over 10 years. Used to be fun. Now eBay resellers are taking all the fun out of buying from the mint. And how come some sellers on eBay have multiple coin sets to sell if there is a limit of 1 each per buyer?
Well, just one more coin set left to go then I’m done for the year.
The eBay resellers will use multiple accounts under many people’s names and send them to different addresses (e.g. friends/family) in order to get multiple coin sets.
And your point is
My quick story. I still work part-time, and I leave my tablet in my car for days like today. Logged on at noon and got one in my cart immediately, and that’s where the “fun” began. I tried to checkout for 15 minutes and from finally gave up. Oh well. I left work at 1PM and decided to try again. My cart still had the one in it; I checked out and got one (I think). I received an “Order Acknowledgement” but still waiting for the “Confirmation.” At approximately 2:45EST the status read “Unavailable.”. So I am optimistic that I… Read more »
just got to stage 2 as I received the mint confirmation email. i’m not sure what is the real difference between ‘received’ and ‘confirmed’, but it is at least progress.
now waiting for stage 3, the shipping email, then I just have to hope USPS doesn’t lose it (it has happened).
My order history reads “Processing,” so I guess that’s a good sign. It was crazy. I gave up at 1:15PM, and 45 minutes later, I was able to checkout without hesitation.
Just received the “Conformation” email from the US Mint.
I received my confirmation email 15 minutes ago.
Today, the persistent folks managed to come out on top for once.
Isn’t that the truth. I had all but given up, but my common sense told me that a lot of the who couldn’t get in the first time, would not return for a second attempt.
My order in my acct says processing, but got 2 emails – confirmed, and a “sorry, call us”. The order in my acct didnt seem to take my CC info as it is stored in my acct, and as I selected it. Had tons of issues with that.
Alas, sigh. pffffttt. 😉
This was a crazy one, and I certainly haven’t experienced a release like it before … however, hearing stories here of people having doctor’s appointments, and working shifts, then coming back a couple of hours later and being able to purchase them has filled me with joy. I am under no misconceptions that this was a fail on the part of the mint, however they will be able to point at a long purchase window and quote stories of success. The reality is it was the bots, flippers and buying clubs which would bring the website to its knees. Not… Read more »
Started before 9 am Pacific Times using my desktop. Got are you human message twice before 9 am and had tp pick pictures with airplanes. Then at 9 am sharp, clicked on order and got one in my cart right away. Went to quick checkout and the website problems started. All the problems referenced the Los Angeles gateway. Bad handshake, no server, time out, etc. Hit refresh over 30 times and got as far as 3 confirm order messages before I finally completed my order at 9:07 am Pacific time. Got my order received email message from the mint at… Read more »
I think by the end of the year there will be a few low mintage coins people will be glad they purchased. With the majority of collectors focusing all their attention on the Morgan & Peace dollars coins like the uncirculated version of the Law Enforcement Memorial silver dollar, the $5 dollar gold piece and the 4 reverse proof 2021 American Innovation Dollars (just to name a few) will have extreme low final mintages with all the focus elsewhere. I really believe when all is said and done the uncirculated Law Enforcement dollar will not break the 10,000 mintage mark,… Read more »
This bad boy has a mintage of only 100.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Jesus-Christ-American-Silver-Eagle-1oz-999-Pure-Silver-Limited-Edition-Coin-/202683084522
For me, mintage only tells part of the story for a coin to be desirable. In my opinion, annual “commemorative coins” are more novelty factor than as part of a serious collection. E.g. A 2016 Mark Twain proof dollar sold for a RRP of $50.95, but can bought at a brick and mortar store for $54.95, so not a real solid investment over the last 5 years.
https://www.thepatrioticmint.com/2016-mark-twain-silver-commemorative-proof-dollar.html
in fact, $50.95 in 2016 is worth $57.95 today’s money
My confirmation email came in at 2:28pst….4 hours after ordering.
Yeah, after all the headaches, web errors, risking reboot of device I was able to successfully checkout (got errors at every step but didn’t give up). My reverse coin collection is still intact. Felt like it was going to be like the 2019 reverse failure (had to pay aftermarket). Happy for all collectors that got one. Maybe the glitches worked in the collectors favor for once.
I was wrong, I’m still missing the 2019-S enhanced reverse proof SE. That experience was worse since after dealing w/ all the Mint site failures (similar to this week) I was unable to get the coin. This week I was able to purchase the set at the inflated price.
I’ve decided after this year I’m not going to buy business strike or proof silver eagles w/ the exception probably of reverse proof. The new design just isn’t as appealing, I was trying to give it some time. Plus it’s hard for me to justify these prices.
Just wait till I give the mint all my crazy ideas. I’m going to reinvigorate coin collecting. It will be the Mother Lode. Better save your cash.
Somebody needs to be fired at the MINT. There is no reason for such a poor site and checkout process (Bad Gateway, etc). Please fire someone to affect change or shut it down. They have been promising to change things… but it is the same old stories. I enjoyed collecting as a child… but as an adult… this is a horribly run agency. I am about done dealing with them. If they can’t do it right… then get out of the way and let someone else run it.
Remember the good old days? I purchased the 2011 25th anniversary 5 coin set that included maybe the first reverse proof coins either by phone or at the public library, before the BOTS, without a problem. Shipped in a huge box. There is one on eBay in the unopened box for $799.
I sure do.
It was easy to order back then for sure. The 2006 anniversary set had 3 coins and one of them was a reverse proof in both the silver and gold sets. That 2011 box is huge for sure. I have one still sealed.
Those were the good old days. Ordering with no issues.
Christopher: Exactly! Never had issues.
I was checking some of the “Sold Auctions” on Ebay, and some of these sold via Pre-Sale for between $650.00 and $900.00.
Christopher: Have not looked that up in many years. Thanks.
I was referring to today’s offering of the “2021 2-Coin Set,” Rooster.
The one thing I could never do (I am also involved in autographs, etc), is sell anything that I don’t have in my possession.
Christopher: Gotcha! I did see that and was surprised.
Rooster I remember ordering the 25th anniversary sets. There were only 100,000 minted and the reverse proof and the uncirculated S coin were unique to the set. You were allowed 5 sets. I got home at 2:30 PM and got on line. The mints site was not upgraded yet and the internet connections were not as fast as they are today. I got 5 in about 10 minutes. I went next door to my sisters house and told her to try on the phone. From 3:00 PM to 5PM eastern she tried. At 5:00 PM she got through and they… Read more »
Great example. That is cool that you got 5 sets. Your sister also. I remember back then people complained about not getting a coin that had been on sale for days. They were late to the game and the fault was their own as they had ample time to order. Times sure have changed.
Carl,
I have 8 of those sets still in two boxes. I believe they were $300 per set in 2011.
I really like the 25th anniversary set but if memory serves it was not without typical mint drama, I recall many complaints about the household limit being too high and going unavailable fairly quickly.
I like the 2006 set also but I don’t recall if there were issues w/ that offering.
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I gave up on buying anything this year but I did try getting this set about 1:45 hours late to the game.
To my surprise, I was able to order and get the confirmation about 8 hours later.
Maybe there is progress being made to help the collectors.
I gave up on buying anything this year but I did try getting this set about 1:45 hours late to the game.
To my surprise, I was able to order and get the confirmation about 8 hours later.
Maybe there is progress being made to help the collectors.
You did good on this. Expectations was for a sellout in as few as 10 minutes. The 1 per household limit helped everyone here. Congratulations!
How strange. I planned to fight for one at 11 central. I was at work and an issue came up right before they became available. I figured “oh well, I just saved myself $175 and a boat load of frustration.” After I resolved the work issue I went and made myself a sandwich for lunch. By that time I forgot about the mint. At 12:56 central by my browser history I remember the coins and logged in thinking there’s no way any were available. The coins said they were available but I figured the mint just wanted me to put… Read more »
Wow! I keep reading this and happy for all who got in late and basically avoided all the web interference with crashing the servers etc.
That 20 till 12 I called the mint I was on hold till 20 after 12 never received a response got on my phone to try to place an order could not get through that way either got home about 2:30 just to see what the mint website had to say was able to place an order then shocked is an understatement don’t know what happened all I can think is that the website must have crashed and people can get 3 at all until I got back on about an hour later and it was a remind me note… Read more »
I had the usual problems so I almost had given up any hope, well I am glad to say after giving up I shut down the computer and walked away in disgust had a soft drink and used a different method to sign on to mint site. Mind you this was a hail Mary shot at nearly 2:00 pm I got to site placed order, this time all of my information was in place and had not vanished and to my shock the order went through and was confirmed by email. I will wait as one never knows until you… Read more »