Wow -- did you win? My confirmation email was 12:09 (but my order on the USMint email site says 12:13) But my order number was 31678... Did you type yours in correctly? How'd I get a lower number? FWIW, I also logged on around 11:50 am . . . kept hitting refresh until 12:01 when suddenly the form appeared, did quick checkout, etc. . . It took about 2 minutes for each screen to show up after I clicked on something, but, luckily, I only had about four screens to go through.
I don't think the order numbers have anything to do with the order in which you placed the orders. Mine was over 31 thousand as well and I didn't place my order until after 8pm on the 14th PST. I think they're random codings is all. Guy~
Mine wasn't 31678, mine was 31678xxx -- i.e., over 31 million. All my other orders are in numerical sequence.
Then it's without a doubt not the order in which orders are placed. I'm 100% sure the Mint didn't receive 31 million orders yesterday LOL Guy~
Just because they are in sequence doesn't mean they started at 000000001 either. Further, we're not just talking about all the orders yesterday. Consider: here's my order history for the last few months: Order Number: 31678xxx Thursday, May 14, 2009 Order Number: 31649xxx Sunday, May 03, 2009 Order Number: 31496xxx Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Order Number: 31428xxx Monday, March 23, 2009 Order Number: 31350xxx Friday, March 13, 2009 That seems, to me, to be strong evidence that the order numbers are in sequence.
OK, I googled a bit, and found that: The Log Cabin went on sale at the mint on March 13, and was sold out on (or the day before) March 26. My reference: http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-lincoln-cent-birthplace-two-roll.html.
Yes I know, but most of us were hoping for a really quick sell out, making the demand so much greater... I'm hoping for a sellout today really, but I'd be dreaming...Maybe sometime next week..EARLY NEXT WEEK, is what I'm HOPING
Well as of now shipping is backordered till middle of July, yesterday at around 3 it was June, so there moving pretty quick.
lol your right I should have said "shipping"* is "backordered"* till "mid - June"* and "mid- July"*. * These dates, and shipping estimates are provided my the United States mint and do not represent reality.
Patience, grasshopper. So long as there is a sell-out before the next release (which is in August), the demand will be there. Patience.
Well, I guess we are all "TRYING" to buy stuff, because it is the US MINT.. LOL We are talking about the 2009 Formative Year Penny Rolls