I was reading a thread on some other site from people who tried to buy. Sounds like it was another meltdown - people waiting in line, then getting kicked out when they tried to purchase. From what I read, the silver was a near-instant sellout, and the gold (both sizes) sold out in about 20 minutes. I think someone said one of the big online resellers was offering a $500 bounty on the silver; I guess that by itself is enough to explain the frenzy. I don't see any of these three issues as coins, even though I guess the gold pieces match the technical definition. They have a face value. Two-and-a-half Union? One-and-a-quarter Union? Quinvigenuple eagle? Oh, I'm making this too complicated. The gold coins are one and two kilobits!
These Liberty Bell things were so over priced that they were a million miles away from my radar. The mint has become an agent for collectors with high budgets only.
From the PCGS forum, people who got in from the wait room after a minute still were not quick enough. So it sounds like the silver sold out in less than one minute. The speculation is that bots were used or people have figured out how to bypass the wait room. The current resale price on the silver (issue price of 750) is in the 2,500-3,000+ range. The gold coins on the other hand are not seeing much action above issue price. After eBay fees, the sellers might be breaking even. The main draw on those coins was the credit card rewards (but that also evaporates if the seller can't at least come close to breakeven).
