Comments on: Demand Stymies Early 2013 West Point Silver Eagle Set Orders

By: jim

jim — Fri, 09 May 2014 05:24:47 +0000

Not normal.
COA not from the US Mint? W mint mark? Original packaging? What’d you pay for it? I suspect you might not have a real coin. But if you have a burning desire to know the truth send it in to one of the nationally known coin graders. They should tell you if it’s real or not.

By: Jody

Jody — Thu, 08 May 2014 18:32:03 +0000

I have a question guys that you may have an answer for. I have a 1996 Silver Eagle. Nothing special right? The question I have is that in the Walking Liberty side, the whole face of it is a mirror finish, BEAUTIFUL! The Strange thing is that in the Eagle Side, the Whole side has a burnished finish.

IS THIS NORMAL? None of my other Silver Eagles (100+) aren’t like this. I have a Certificate of Authenticity too, from a very well known company.

Any help would be of great service to me. I am really confused about it.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

By: dalereese

dalereese — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:31:48 +0000

Ordered mine 6/4/13 paid by m.o. set was sent 9/6/13 cant wait

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:01:09 +0000

Ordered 6 sets on May 10, 2013 and today, finally, I received them. 99 days.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:23:42 +0000

You’ve heard the Ron Popeil infomercial that says ‘set it and forget it’? Well with the US Mint it’s ‘order it and forget it’. When it’s time it’ll show up. If you cancel you’ve got a hole in your collection, assuming you’re a collector. If you’re speculating then go ahead and cancel, it won’t mean anything to you anyway.
Personally I follow the ‘order it and forget it’ rule. Much less stress and frustration and every once in a while I get a surprise at my doorstep. I collect for the long haul and in perspective a delay of a day, a week, a month, or more doesn’t have any effect on my collection in the end.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:30:26 +0000

Just received an email from the US Mint informing me that my order for 2013 AM EAGLE SILVER 2-COIN SET (WP) is now backordered to 9/17/13. I had placed my order within the first hour of sale. What the heck is going on at the mint?? I’m considering canceling at this point. Any input or suggestions would be helpful. I just so peeved.

By: jim

jim — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:19:50 +0000

Stop thinking about First Strike, Early Strike or other grader made up names. They’re fake! Forget about them. For all anybody knows the mint ships LIFO and only the last orders get the first/early strikes which have no meaning to the mint (and shouldn’t to you) anyway.

Since we both have a delivery date of 8/08 and our last names are so far apart that’s obviously not the algorithm they’re using either.

By: oleskool

oleskool — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:45:53 +0000

Placed my order First Day @ approx. 2:30

Early Strike , I suppose. Pls comment

My ship date is 08/08 & my last name begins with “O”

Comments on shipping & fulfillment, please ?

By: oleskool2

oleskool2 — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:27:11 +0000

In reply to jim.

Curious about the logic / reasoning, of shipping by Mint Fulfillment.

My ship date changed, at least, 3 times.

Since I ordered the first day & I ordered at, approx. 2:30 PM CDT, possibly my order would be a, wait for it…, a First Strike, among the 130,000+.

My present ship date is 08/08 & my Last name starts with “O”

Comments PLEASE
, PLEASE

By: jim

jim — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 02:56:48 +0000

At first I was thinking the smaller quantities were being fulfilled sooner and the larger later. That’s not true so maybe the sort is by last name. I’m assuming for Craig b the last name starts with B and his shop date is Jul 14. My last name starts with a G and my ship date is Aug 08.
Maybe others can share their last initial and anticipated delivery dates and that will shed some light on the delivery process timing. Or not…
Maybe Mike Unser can do an article on the shipping center and get them to shed some light on how order processing happens.