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In theory we should get an update tomorrow - isn't that when the Mint releases their sales figures? Would that take into account cancelled orders?
Thanks - very interesting!
How is this determined? I can see they accepted less than their asking price, but not what amount was accepted.
That is, if you believe a paper label is worth something... Then again, buy the coin, not the label.
This just in....someone wanted that special label really bad. The first Gold Kennedy sold in Chicago has been resold - for $100,000....
Mine is now in stock and reserved, cancel box is gone, and my CC has been charged....
The Mint has suspended sales of the Gold Kennedy at both the Worlds Fair of Money as well as their three retail locations, "to ensure the safety...
There's all this talk of dealers hiring people to stand in line for them and buy the gold Kennedys... What is the "minimum" buying a Kennedy like...
The US Mint posted on Facebook today they have raw materials to mint 75,000 of these and are working to obtain additional materials to mint to...
Only problem is, the Mint would never do that. they know they get a large amount of their sales from dealers, and they don't want to **** them...
I was thinking about this last night and cannot agree more. Especially after reading some articles lately about how coins are produced and stored...
Mine is also "in stock and reserved" w/ cancel box....
Last quoted order number above shows 18,000+orders at 2:30 on the Mint's site...
Well, I got in close to the originally predicted 33 min. 12:35pm. Order # 43708xxx. Says "backordered". Only ordered 1 here. Not looking to...
Glad to hear someone already has a coin ordered....and they're not one of the "Big Boys"... Currently at 33 min for me...so targeting around...
BTW, do I need to cancel the stupid mint bag on this order like I did after my first order of the HOF coins? Learned my lesson there....
Got in the "waiting room" line at 11:44:44 and at 12 noon it re-opened the site and told me my wait would be 33 minutes... Sheesh! We'll see if...
2 more of my silver Proofs are now "In stock and reserved" with the cancel boxes gone. Last order still backordered - date showing is 8/15...
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