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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4975732, member: 77639"]I haven’t bought from the mint in decades but thought I would take a chance on the end of WWII coins … especially the gold. Correct me if I’m wrong. First, I sign in (I have an account). Then, go to the page with the coin just before noon on Nov 5 and keep clicking refresh on my browser. If the mint server doesn’t crash and I’m lucky, the “Remind Me” button on the page will become an “Add to Bag” button, which I immediately click. Again, if I’m lucky and the server is still working, I go to checkout and pay. Have I got it right?</p><p><br /></p><p>What happens and how to proceed if the server crashes?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there any trustworthy sniping websites for the mint? A script can hit its virtual refresh button and respond much more quickly than a person with a mouse. I suspect that a significant number of the coins will go to folks who are able to use a script. And of course, the bombardment of the mint server by script-generated requests increases likelihood of a crash. If I were a dealer with a good website programmer, I would recruit a bunch of individuals to be buyers and have my programmer setup a script to have these folks be quick virtual buyers. This is yet another reason that low mintage offerings should be done by lottery.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, there’s nothing new about manufactured rarities at the U.S. Mint. Many proofs and patterns in the 19th century were just that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4975732, member: 77639"]I haven’t bought from the mint in decades but thought I would take a chance on the end of WWII coins … especially the gold. Correct me if I’m wrong. First, I sign in (I have an account). Then, go to the page with the coin just before noon on Nov 5 and keep clicking refresh on my browser. If the mint server doesn’t crash and I’m lucky, the “Remind Me” button on the page will become an “Add to Bag” button, which I immediately click. Again, if I’m lucky and the server is still working, I go to checkout and pay. Have I got it right? What happens and how to proceed if the server crashes? Are there any trustworthy sniping websites for the mint? A script can hit its virtual refresh button and respond much more quickly than a person with a mouse. I suspect that a significant number of the coins will go to folks who are able to use a script. And of course, the bombardment of the mint server by script-generated requests increases likelihood of a crash. If I were a dealer with a good website programmer, I would recruit a bunch of individuals to be buyers and have my programmer setup a script to have these folks be quick virtual buyers. This is yet another reason that low mintage offerings should be done by lottery. BTW, there’s nothing new about manufactured rarities at the U.S. Mint. Many proofs and patterns in the 19th century were just that. Cal[/QUOTE]
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