Comments on: Jacqueline Kennedy Gold Coins Hit 10,894 in First Day

By: Wyle

Wyle — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:44:21 +0000

“millions of customers ordering at once”, yet 10,894 Jackie coins ordered. Guess the other 1,989,000 customers picked that particular time to order something else?!?!

By: SWKnight

SWKnight — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:59:11 +0000

The US MINT reminds me of the US Post Office years ago when they were going “POSTAL.”

It’s still nice they can still AFFORD the gold, silver, and platinum they need because that’s what the INDIVIDUAL laws passed by congress demands them to do.

They are just a poorly run business with a grammar school intelligence and lack of common sense. But, on the GREAT side that affords (pun intended) the collectors to hit home runs because of their foolishness.

Let’s all be glad they get rid of class like Moy and Mercanti and have what they have now.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:32:08 +0000

I also have a chat session with the mint stating “millions of customers ordering at once” and that the inventory was gone after 1 second.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:27:11 +0000

The mint claims that the Jackie Kennedy proof coin sold out in minutes, but this is not so. I was on the site at EXACTLY1200EDT and it was already indicating BACKORDER status. Somehow, dealers were able to order early.

By: David

David — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:57:42 +0000

I have only been buying the proofs since buying both are out of my budget. Not sure that it is a good investment, but I will have 20 ounces of gold at the end so the downside is limited, and maybe the series will become popular and have some upside. The bronze medals have actually done a little better, especially with the short sales of the 2014 set.

By: Tinto

Tinto — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 01:16:26 +0000

@Bettyclone

Looks like the Mint doesn’t really care about the color from year to year IMO …..I got the proof platinum from 2009 – 2014 and the first 3 or 4 years had great frosting on the devices the last 2 or 3 were shiny washed out with little frosting … it is so evident when you place them side by side and compare

By: Bettyclone

Bettyclone — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:59:28 +0000

I mean the proof set

By: Bettyclone

Bettyclone — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:58:53 +0000

Why the color look different on (2007-2010) and ( 2011-2015)?

By: SWKnight

SWKnight — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:14:45 +0000

The economy has a lot of relevance toward low sales.

The 1/2 OUNCE spouses were released 8 coins to 10 coins a year against the 1996 US Mint Commission study which said the American public can only handle 2 1/4 Commemoratives a year.

Then when you add in:

Too expensive
Total dilution of collector demand
Too ugly
Production runs cut short on what they think demand is
Mass melting of the first 6 coins because of gold price hike
Blank problems
Too hard to strike
Political considerations

You have the makings of a tremendous double series in MS & PF going
to be blatantly missed even by the smartest collectors.

In the past the smartest collectors missed these too:
1821 to 1834 half and quarter Eagles
Gobrecht dollars
Proof draped bust dollars
Trade dollars
1915 whole Panama set especially the two $50 pieces
almost all the 1892 to 1945 1/2 dollar silver commemoratives

So, IMVHO, add these 80 some ish coins to that list in a very few years when they go dark for sales.

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:49:19 +0000

So far, only 1,320 set that you can get it and complete the first spouse gold coin series.