finish ( don’t ya love AI – changed it to Finnish,

Geez, that Finnish on Kennedy reminds me of the finish I saw on proof set quarters (Washington’s face) that I complained to the mint about and promptly returned all 10:sets I ordered. Can’t remember the year, but will never forget what I called at the time as “striations”.

You’re right about that, but since these are bullion ASE’s, I can’t buy them directly from the Mint. Wish we could.

I missed out when thru offered the cancelled the Atlanta Olympics does. Very cool and now buzzed clean lest u pay for the FHG dies, I snagged 2….
:>)

Ah no 6am HST sleep time

9am. HST, even better the 4:30 am secret insider USM drops…oopsy boobsy

If from other than the USM cherry picking is very likely…..lest sealed somehow. Good luck all, I’m one less buyer (non) to fight

FHG pre sales to APs was a big FYou to most collectors…. Kind of “another” last straw. But, for me it was even passing on the Shuttle $1….eat lead coppers

You must be referring to eBay “pre-sales”?, and anyone can do it, even you & me who have none ordered or in hand. The Mint has the “laser coin”(whatever it is) available to us on 8/20, and there’s no bulkster page as of yet. Next week’s Army ASE has the AP’s included and yesterday was the cutoff day to get an order in. It looks like 10 days for ”advance purchases” is about all that they give them.
For example, the ’24 FHG was released to the AP’s on 11/4/24, and the rest of us had a shot at it on release day 11/14/24, 10 days later. Everyone and their dog had “pre-sales” going on many weeks in advance for those coins.

Great pics Rick! Now I wonder when the technology will evolve to the next level and not leave those “laser grooves”? Austin Powers may think they’re “groovy” and Dr Evil as we know is a fan of “the Laser”, however I’d prefer a buttery smooth blending of those grooves!