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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 712292, member: 9474&quot;]As Danr mentioned, for those of us who lived through the early First Spouse coins....this was a walk in the park.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some things that I have learned from having to do this many times in the past few years.....</p><p>1. Make sure you have an account with the US Mint.&nbsp; Although this is not necessary, it allows you to set up the &quot;Quick Check Out&quot; feature which makes the purchase so simple and much quicker.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Log on up to 30 minutes prior to sale.&nbsp; If you log on before, you run the risk of being kicked off the site due to the Mint web sites&#039;s 30 minute timeout period due to inactivity.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Once you get onto the site and begin the order process, do not hit the &quot;refresh&quot; button.&nbsp; Since I am no computer guru, I can&#039;t fully explain this, but I have been told by many people who are much smarter than me that hitting the refresh button just resets your spot in line. Maybe someone else can comment on this, but I always let it ride.&nbsp; Every now and then, it will freeze up and refreshing it doesn&#039;t help. This is when I just need to exit and start all over again.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>4. Lastly..... RELAX!&nbsp; I have been ordering from the mint using the website since its inception and I have always gotten my coins.&nbsp; It appears that as long as you get your order in within the first few hours, you are golden.&nbsp; Even with the lowest mintage coins that the mint has sold in recent years (2006 AGE Rev Proof and the 2007 FS coins) with mintages of 20K, people who placed their orders within the first few hours were always lucky enough to get their coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who has additional advice or comments, please share.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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