Comments on: Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Sets Available Feb. 16

By: Michael Merwin

Michael Merwin — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:48:10 +0000

Should have stuck with the Iron Mike all Infantrymen Know, Using a modern image alienates our WWII and Vietnam Veterans.
The coin kinda looks like it was just thought up and slapped together.
I appreciate the thought but also feel it should have been more thought out.

By: ROB Army SGT & Coin collector

ROB Army SGT & Coin collector — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:32:03 +0000

The idea is great but the coin is weak! The soldier on the coin dosen’t look ready for battle or confident and is not holding the wepon the right way. It looks weak! The reverse is not bad but they can do better. Sorry but the coin is not good enough for me to buy. The US mint thinks, what ever they splat on a blank coin will sell like the end of days. NOT! This coin is far from Beautiful. For these Great US soldiers the coin needed to be a Masterpiece.

By: george glazener

george glazener — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:57:52 +0000

Considering the intelligence or the indifference of the customer service representatives one is likely to reach when calling the US MINT makes that approach rather like trying to teach a pig to sing….

It wastes your time and annoys the pig..!

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:58:09 +0000

Anyone sending their thoughts directly to the US MINT?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:09:19 +0000

I see no value in the set and it will cheapen the value of the proof coin. There will be 350,000 coins (across all product options). 50,000 will be chewed up in this set, all proof coins. That leaves 300,000 remaining coins to be split between the proof and uncirculated. Most mint buyers will select the proof version. When this is over, there will probably be, at least, 250,000 proofs out there with a maximum of 100,000 uncirculateds. I know which I would buy. As for the medal, there are collectors that will see value in it, but how many and for how long? I’m not one.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:57:24 +0000

You guys don’t understand. Obviously the new regime at the mint is dealer oriented – not collector oriented – so large quantity household limits will allow dealers to get the lion’s share of the special set (using employees, family, and friends to order 100 each).

However, I don’t see any real collector value in getting a special folder with an imitation dog tag attached to it. Anybody that’s been in the infantry already has two dog tags – and with their own name to boot. Might have been a better salute if the dog tags were replicas of soldiers’ who died in service.

By: george glazener

george glazener — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:31:43 +0000

Very stupid indeed. Five hundred individual orders could wipe out the whole production run in a matter of hours. Then they’ll show up on “TheCoinVault” for $299.95 a set in two weeks or so..!!

How about a limit of 5 per household??? Sheesh, these planners at the US MINT seriously need some intelligent new people in their ranks.

By: james l cannon

james l cannon — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:46:11 +0000

why would the household limit be set at 100 when only 50,000 are available. almost as stupid as the 25th anniversary SE’s