That is welcomed news. I should have mine in hand within the week . As the youngins say " I'm stoked "
They have already hit the EBAY venue : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370480129121+#ht_838wt_1141
Is that Ebay seller hoping to catch a dope? I hope he misses. $679.50 plus $4.95 shipping direct from the mint. I offered him $490.05. Offer was rejected.
I wish the Mint would fill subscription orders before first day orders. I had a subscrition and just now received my coins. I looked over two (2) sets so far. Other than the occasional debris in the case, "most" of the coins are alright. There's (what appears to be) a white spot on one Kennedy half (not sure if it's the coin or the case) and a rim ding on one of the RB Hays dollars. I see occasional small rub marks in frosted areas that are noticable enough to affect the grade (imo). I might be a bit more critical that usual due to the huge price increase for these sets. At $67.95 per set, I would think they could at least give us a 95% copper cent. The thing I really dislike about all modern proof sets is the pixelated appearance of the "modern" laser frosting technique. It just looks cheap and crappy (imho).
Caution Large Images ~1M each: http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/QuartersObv.jpg http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/QuartersRev.jpg http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/PresidentsObv.jpg http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/PresidentsRev.jpg http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/OthersObv.jpg http://wemightneedthat.biz/Coins/OthersRev.jpg The debris seems to be mainly on the outside of the case, not on the inside, but there's a substantial amount of it!
I'm only concerned with my Mint Order , which should be here by wednesday of next week . I don't go buying this stuff in Bulk hoping to make a couple of dollars . It ties up to much " cash " betting on the " come " line . Even vegas gives better odds than this .
Thanks for the photos! They are pretty sweet sets, they should be in over at the Mint shop sometime this week. I'll go grab a couple.
