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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sturmgrenadier, post: 1256116, member: 18711&quot;]I think the one salient point a lot of folks are overlooking is the probability that the sale of the sets will be an absolute logistical disaster<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> In 2009, when the Lincoln Chronicles set sold, the US Mint&#039;s server (or that of their outsourced contractor) crashed at the start of the sale at noon. Trying to place an online order was nary impossible for the first several hours. Those trying to make orders by phone fared little better, being greeted with busy signals and such. Keeping in mind that the 50,000 mintage for the LC sets is only half that of the 25th ASE sets, and the fact that the US Mint is a sloth-like government agency, I think the probability of a chaotic and frustrating reprise for thousands of collectors is very high. I seriously doubt the US Mint has learned a *&amp;^% thing in two years. Since the Mint usually starts product sales on Thursdays at noon, I myself, ironically a federal employee, will be taking a day of annual leave so that I can stay at home with one hand dialing my phone and the other working my laptop. Like thousands of others, I hope that I get through in time. Who knows if and how long that will take though.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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