Comments on: 2016 Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin Photos and Video

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Thu, 19 May 2016 20:38:02 +0000

Mammoth –

At this rate of debacle after debacle, the Mint’s future is TBD! Lol

-NumisDudeTX

By: Mammoth

Mammoth — Thu, 19 May 2016 19:48:35 +0000

Meanwhile, the US Mint’s website still lists ‘TBD’ as the release date for the Standing Liberty Quarter & Walking Liberty Half gold commemoratives.

By: Danny J. Morano

Danny J. Morano — Thu, 19 May 2016 14:51:29 +0000

TWO of those Dimes are mine! They sent them to the wrong address and I may have to go thru the whole refund, reorder process when all they had to do do is correct ONE NUMBER on my street address. Unacceptable, Totally! Please Mint, correct the error and don’t make me go thru the whole process again.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Thu, 19 May 2016 04:25:03 +0000

The Mint’s latest sales report shows more than 7,000 gold dimes are unsold! I hope those who were not able to get one can soon. I almost feel bad that I got 3.

-NumisDudeTX

By: Danny J. Morano

Danny J. Morano — Wed, 18 May 2016 18:07:29 +0000

In reply to Ron.

Ron,
I also would like to say “I Love my Dimes” but, due to the Mint sending them to the wrong address and my being in the Hospital for 2weeks, I still haven’t gotten them. Mint says, Sorry, should get them soon. Thanks U.S. Mint, I hope you don’t screw up my Gold Quarters and Fifty cent coins along with the other coins I want as their released.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:44:15 +0000

Love mine as well. Sounds like it will be less the. 119,000 production for this one?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:07:27 +0000

I just got my five back from NGC (4) SP70 and (1) SP 69! I am very pleased! Super bands on the reverse! I am not selling none! Also going to try to get 5 of the quarter and half! I love collecting! My daughter can’t wait to come this weekend to see her dad and the gold coin! I think I got her hooked on coins! I have not gotten everything I have tried to purchase from the mint! I did get a 2015 Gold Liberty $100 and it graded a sp70 PL! Wow I was impressed on the prices that their getting! Still won’t sell mine!

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 18 May 2016 07:04:25 +0000

RPW –

You might want to consider sending your 2009 UHR $20 gold coin in to the top grading service PCGS even though it won’t have 1st strike on the label it still would be worth it if it has no real problems with scratches etc. That coin is VERY popular & has the following values in the May issue of Coin World monthly magazine: MS-65 $2,250. MS-69 $2,750. MS-70 $3,250. PCGS graded coins usually bring a premium over the other grading services if you ever have to sell.
Good luck!

-NumisDudeTX

By: RPW

RPW — Wed, 18 May 2016 04:03:39 +0000

Seth – thanks for the input.

I previously decided to never get another coin graded again because I think it only perpetuates “the game” and I hate playing games…..but I reluctantly broke down and sent my Mercs in today to be graded to see if these are in fact “errors”. I purchased my first Gold coin in 2009 (UHR) and thought I was better off NOT getting it graded. Big Mistake because those coins that are graded 70’s (and even some 69) get a much higher price than ungraded coins. As much as I hate the game – sometimes you have to play to win. So for some coins – you are better off getting them graded than not (You can Always take them back out of the slab but you can’t always send them in to be graded First Release once the cutoff has passed. Anyway – I agree that there are probably a lot of coins in the process of being graded which is why we have yet to see any actual Error Coins as of yet.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 18 May 2016 00:30:37 +0000

I find it funny & sad at the same time that the Mint’s press releases & website info mentions that “Mercury” dime is of course an incorrect, wrong term for this coin (even the artist Weinman was upset that some uneducated people in 1916 called it “Mercury”), but the Mint went ahead & used the incorrect term on the official Certificate of Authenticity for this centennial tribute to the Winged Liberty Head dime. So much for historical accuracy!

-NumisDudeTX