Poll: 2016 gold Mercs: Who's in, who's out?

Thanks! I want one now. I hop the half is large and the quarter is in between - just as the originals. I'll bet the dime will be a sellout.

 

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Yeah, I think the size is the same as a AGE coin 1/10th an ounce but that's just a guess b/c of how much the Mint will be charging for it. We'll find out. I wonder how many flippers there's gonna be? Not me, not this time. lol The mintage is gonna be 125,000 that's way too many for my taste. I'm just saying, I still may get one, just to have one b/c I lost out on the Gold Buffalo Nickel 1/10th size but that mintage was a little less than 19,000. Big difference!!

 

You can try, but ebay can still make you eat a return with that

Really you are just hoping your buyer is honest

 

People are already making good money on eBay before they've went on sale yet people are still afraid to flip them?
It is risky using eBay. If the buyer is not satisfied or finds a cheaper avenue they can return it even if you say no returns. The excuse can be anything and eBay will get their money back for them from you.
I heard they will soon be forcing a 30 day return policy on sellers. So if somebody's transmission goes out on the 29th day, guess what? They're sending your item back for a refund and you're giving them the money back.

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The specs are posted in post 47 of this thread. They are same diameter as 1/10th oz age but thinner because of being 24k as opposed to 22k AGE.

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Unless they've changed their mind next month is when that should start I believe from the email I got earlier in the year. To risky for my blood

 

Oh man. Right when everybody starts listing their mercs to flip. Lol

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From the spec charts at the mint:

2016 Gold Dime 16.5mm
2016 Proof Dime 17.9mm

And for further comparison

2016 Proof Penny (that's what the mint calls it) 19.1mm

 

I was reading on NGCs website and they said if you go to submit that they only want the loose coins in their capsules. DO NOT send mint packaging! Which I believe is different than I last remember.
So there really is no benefit to sealed boxes now. It has to be opened by someone before submission and if there's a defect in there the buyer then gets to send it back to you and then you get to send it back to the mint, get a new one and send it back to buyer.

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PCGS sends mint packaging back, NGC charges for it. Probably because NGC uses registered mail which would be a massive pain putting packaging back in

 

In the past, to get "First Strike" or "First Day of Issue" or "First Homeless Guys In Line" slabs you could send unopened Mint packaging with an acceptable postmark date to the TPG. So, if you're into those labels, sealed boxes are/were the way to go.

Personally, I agree with your assessment. After my experience with the Kennedy golds and silvers in 2014, I'd be really reluctant to accept a box of coins without the right to return or exchange them. But, clearly, others have a different perspective.

 

That's too funny! And tragically a bit too true.

Hopefully they'll never repeat the 2014 Kennedy Gold debacle at the Chicago ANA.

Or this:

 

That was much more true than it should have been

 

Lol! Wait...is that Kurt in the red hoodie!? Lol. I think most of those characters probably had been collecting Kenney halves since childhood and the pent up anxiety of the gold release was too overwhelming.

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I went through those rules carefully when I got the notification. The new restrictions are basically just for volume sellers who want to retain "Top-Rated" status, although they're going to a "defect rate" percentage which means anyone selling less than 400 items a year essentially only gets one "defect" before the consequences initiate. They_did mention willingness to work with smaller sellers, so there should be an appeals process.

As regards these coins, well, even if I *did* have the money for them, I don't at these prices.

 

Seems like a no-brainer. I'll have to get at least 1.

 

We all laugh about this now but I wouldn't be surprised when eventually this shows up as being a real label distinction with the crap the TPG's put out these days. Of course followed by the U.S. mint then commemorating the event with a silver dollar, $5 gold and clad half commemorative.

 

They should have required a short, but basic JFK pop quiz before receiving a ticket to purchase. You pay a $10 fine if you fail. This would have resulted in actual collectors going to the front of the line. and 95% being sent away or willfully leaving.
This kind of publicity looks bad and only gives them more incentive to not have limited mintages in the future.

 

Link?!

 

Post #147, #148 this thread. He saw the price hidden in an obscure code of some sort on their website. It may have been preliminary though.