Thread: 2012 w Uncirculated $50 Gold Eagle~

Greetings everyone~

I haven't seen any threads about this so I figured I would start one! I bought 2 of the $50 uncirculated Gold Eagles from the mint, and of course the first 2 coins had imperfections which were fairly obvious (marks in the field to the right of Lady Liberty). I was none to happy about this so I decided to take advantage of the Mints return policy which I had never done before...

I must say although the return process worked, it is very strange that they don't just exchange, but rather refund and re-charge for returned items... Normally this is not a big deal but for the fact that these coins cost about $3700, and the refund takes up to 7 days to post back to your account, while the new charge goes through immediately~ YIKES! Well this dropped my bank account down to about $200 on the day my 2012 San Fran sets were supposed to get charged/ship. So a mild panic attack and a few phone call later and all was good, but it got the ol' blood pressure up for sure... All-in-all Although the process cost me a bit more money due to return shipping, I still think they did a pretty good job. It dosen't happen around here often so I just wanted to publicly pat the mint on the back~

Anyway got my 2 replacement coins and they are beautiful! I actually already sent them off to PCGS in hopes of a few 70's~ Also sent in two 2006 Silver Eagle reverse proofs too so we will see if i'm any good at pickin out 70's very soon!

Anyway all I have is an iphone so the pics aren't that great, but wanted to post 'em anyway

They look nice!

I went thru the mints weird recharge then credit for returns with a proof ASE. kinda annoyed me and I called them about it. got a blah, blah, blah response. I like the Wunc gold also but get the 1/2oz ones. they have done much better aftermarket so far.

Unfortunatly they don't do the fractional W Unc gold coins anymore, just the 1oz... I do have some of the 2006-2008 UNC series as well although I missed out on the 2011 w 1oz~ Oh well... Dosen't seem like very many people like them though. I don't mind as it is keeping the mintages low

At least you've two very beautiful replacement coins.

Well apparently my replacement coins were not good enough and neither are my grading skills as all 4 of the coins I sent in graded 69 and i'm f-ing ****ed about it~ What a racket. Can't wait to get my grades back on the 2012 SF sets I sent in

Originally Posted by JJK78

Well apparently my replacement coins were not good enough and neither are my grading skills as all 4 of the coins I sent in graded 69 and i'm f-ing ****ed about it~ What a racket. Can't wait to get my grades back on the 2012 SF sets I sent in

It seems to be awfully hard to get a 70 on anything unless you're a large dealer. I can feel your frustration though.

Is there a noticeable difference in these and the bullion version (besides the mintmark)?

Yes these have a burnished finish