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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sturmgrenadier, post: 1290609, member: 18711&quot;]<i>The Mint is both manufacturer and seller, so when they say “backorder,” they mean that the order is backed up until the coins are minted, assembled, and then shipped to the fulfillment center for mailing.</i></p><p><i><i>The Mint uses “hold” to mean that they need time to verify that the order is legitimate (in this case, not more than 5 sets per household) and that the customer’s credit card has sufficient funds. “In process” means that verification has been done, and now all it takes is for the Mint to see if there are enough sets ready for mailing.</i></i></p><p><i><i><i>“In stock and reserved” means that the coins have been assembled into sets and ready to be shipped to the fulfillment center</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>This looks like good news for you!</i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i><br /></i></i></i></p><p><i><i><i>Thanks for doing the follow-up research and clarifying. Since 12:00 noon yesterday until now my emotions have oscillated between ecstasy/elation and utter depression. Perosnally, I have come to the conclusion that until I have those sets in hand, I will not truly know whether I will receive them. I&#039;ve called my bank to have a representative note my account to the effect that a sale in the amount of $1504.70 will be charged to my check card by the United States Mint sometime between now and 12/1/11 (I gave this date range to be conservative- I didn&#039;t realize that the mint often ships earlier than they tell you) so that the bank&#039;s security department doesn&#039;t deny/flag the transaction due to suspicion of fraud (I have never bought anything nearly so expensive on a single purchase. In short, I feel I have done all that I can to maximize the chance that I will see these beautiful sets in my hands one day. I encourage other posters who ordered to notify their bank/credit card companies to give them the head&#039;s up, too. I would feel devastated if my transaction was rejected and my order canceled because of that. And i&#039;m sure others would feel the same. So be proactive!</i></i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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