“The Mercury Dime Centennial gold Coins proved to be extremely popular, with orders for coins reaching the maximum production limit very quickly once they were placed on sale at noon Eastern Time on April 21. The Mint continues to explore alternatives to ensure a wider distribution of its products.

The Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin is currently unavailable. You may register for a ‘REMIND ME’ message [I’ve done so for a couple different products and never have I been reminded] if and when we are taking orders again.”

It sounds to me like they gave it their one shot and once that sold out have moved onto other things. If the law says they have to sell the standing and walking liberty gold coins (still TBD on the product schedule) then I expect they will, but plan on a very short selling window. The Long Beach Coin Expo runs from Sep 08-10 and if I can I’ll go and ask at the mint booth though since they don’t work for the mint directly they probably won’t know anything anyway.

I really believe the team working on the 2016 Gold Mercury Dime project is waiting until they know that they have satisfied the original set of legitment orders and after that the possible sale of these Dimes that are under the 125,000 mark.

I do think those working on the mechanics of the next mint sale of the 2016 Gold Mercury are weighing fairness in their debates.

From the eyes of a collector, not a dealer or a flipper, I still feel a 1 per household limit, plus a four week period of the 1 per household AND anyone who was able to make a purchase in the original offering would not be eligible to purchase again until the four week 1 per household restriction was up.

I also would think the mint could avoid a repeat of this situation on the other two Centennial Gold Coins by taking a stepped household limit right up front. Another one coin per household limit for a specific period of time and then with another Notice published, move the limit up or remove it all together depending on conditions at that point.
IMHO Bilelle

Rodney Moore –
My comments were based on Bilelle’s original comment. I assumed Bilelle had some way of knowing or calculating the number 6000 and from his comment that these were available for sale at the mint’s web site. If in fact there are 6000 available at the mint and the mint is just sitting on them then this is another example of Jeppson’s laissez-faire or in other words hands off management style. Jeppson is more and more demonstrating his total lack of competence and needs to be reprimanded and/or removed from his position of dep dir of the mint. I guess it’s time to write a letter to Treasury Secretary Lew (his boss) and see if he can’t get Jeppson to do his job..

Jim, initially I thought you mint the 6,000 available was the ones being offered by flippers, but looking back it seems you mint the ones at the mint?
So your comment doesn’t make sense to me if you meant the ones left at the mint. The 6,000 at the mint haven’t been available for people to buy, so that’s why the mint still has them.

Hi Jim, thanks for your comments. Besides the 1 coin limit for four weeks the other feature I think would help is that anyone who bought on the first day could not buy again until the 4 weeks is up.

Jim I am sure the market at this point may well be satisfied with product. However GREED seems to never go away so that is why I think the restriction of anyone who has received the Gold Mercury should not be allowed to buy in this 4 week period.
I think the fokes at the mint are looking for ways to spread the Gold Mercury Dime around to more individuals at this point.

Bilelle –
Considering that 6,000 remain after being available almost 4 weeks I think that all collectors, dealers, flippers, etc. have bought all they want and reducing the limit won’t make any difference. The market for this little coin is sated. But your suggestion is not bad. Remember Jeppson who has no interest in supporting collectors is “in charge” so that won’t change any time soon.