The Mint reported first-day sales of 43,728! http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...tm_campaign=cw_editorial_us-coins&utm_content= That's close to the 47,884 first-day sales for the SL quarter: http://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/09/2016-standing-liberty-gold-coin-notches-first-day-sales-of-47884/
I didn't think it would be that high for the first day. More demand than I expected Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Lol I budgeted specifically for the 3 gold coins this year so not affecting my holiday shopping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If it doesn't that's good news for people who did buy one. Lower mintage may translate to higher long term value Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mine show's shipped also, but it will go out West by wagon train, won't see it for a week and a half..
My expected delivery date is next Friday. Disadvantage of living in California lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mine shows shipped as well, but I wont expect it to actually leave Memphis until Monday. UPS ground to the west coast is usually 5 days, but with the holiday, I probably wont see it until the following Monday.
I like them, but too poor to buy. I will just keep working on filling my 1937-1947 short set Whitman album
The pre-sales are all over the place on eBay. I got a stupid question: How can some of these sellers know that their coin will grade a 70?
I think these were pretty cool coins, all 3 looked nice in gold. If I collected moderns these would surely be a nice addition to my collection. But, I did save enough money by not buying these to make a down payment on this............. ....and I do think the 2016 WL will sell out, well into 2017 though.
Just an observation.......we've been 'itchin and complaining that the mint doesn't produce any of the more classical designs. Now they did, and most of us pass on it. I think more of us would have been 'in' had the piece been minted in coin silver.........
We passed on it because: * The first issue in the series, the Mercury dime commemorative, showed an astonishing lack of detail, more like an original dime struck from extremely worn dies. * Each issue was significantly smaller than the coin it commemorated, an annoying distraction. * The gold composition, as you say, priced many collectors out entirely. In addition, the premiums over gold value were surprisingly high. I was ready to love these, ready to pounce on them -- but in the end, the disappointments overwhelmed me. I might pick them up on the aftermarket if their price drops closer to melt, but I'm not sitting on the edge of my seat waiting. As it turns out, I was a lot more jazzed about Dan Carr's restrikes than I was about these.