2012 Sacs

I wish these were to be circulated. I think a lot of non-collectors would have really liked to have seen these in the wild.

 

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You will see them in the wild. Some people will spned their excess for fun. Others will be USPS employees who will spend the boxes full that they stole from the shipments that were looted in the USPS mailstream.

Yes, I'm now waiting for my replacements to be shipped. First time I've ever had them stolen within USPS. Box arrived re-taped and much lighter than it should have been, so I told the clerk at the USPS counter to go get the Postmaster and i opened the box in front of them. Inside, all of the coin boxes were gone and there was a big bag of "runts" candy along with the sub-standard paper packing material. The outside of the box was stamped with a "damaged within the USPS system" stamp.

The fullfillment house the US Mint is using is doing a HORRIBLE job of packing and shipping these. The boxes are not strong enough for the weight of the contents and the 'padding' is useless. They used to use foam blocks to stop shifting and movement within the outer shipping box. Not any more.

Anyway, my claim was filed and received and the postal inspectors are also on the case at my end (at the GMF where the theft seems to have occurred - it disappeared for 4 days after 'leaving' the GMF and then re-appeared going in to the GMF again after the 4 days.)

 

If you really want to see them circualted, then go to the Dollar Coin Alliance website and click on the "Get Involved" button/link and send messages to your Representative and Senators telling them to sign on as sponsors of S. 2049 and H.R. 2977

Do it today!

 

Boy you folks are tough. I see ONE major mark on the horses head and ONE on the Indians jawline. There are a few other minor marks. Just what do you expect out of coins that are struck on high speed presses, dropped onto a pile of coins, bounced along on a conveyer to the edging machine, again dumped on other coins and in turn dumped upon, run through a counter into a ballistic bag, trucked to the rolling facility, DUMPED into a hopper, run through another counter and rolled. These things are dumped, bumped, and shaken all over and the goal is for them to be of high enough quality to be spendable. They are not made to be a high quality collectible.

 

This is one of many that I've plucked from circulation

 

I see 3 major marks and a rim dent on the reserve alone, and this is the best out of a roll.

 

Proof sets arrived today and I promised a pic. Some quick shots.......








The laser etching is playing tricks on the camera.

 

Heck yeah....dats what I be talkin' 'bout....:yes:

 

Yeesh. i hope the coin looks better in hand. That frosty device looks like a snow cone.

 

Yeah, I know. The coin does look much better in hand and I'm too danged tired to re-shoot anything tonite......

 

Played a bit with the lighting and exposure.










Scratches and such are on the mint packaging.

 

Wow! This issue of the NA$ is bound to be my most favorite. They should have put a soaring eagle somewhere in the field but I'll settle for the eagle feathers in the headdress.