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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eaglefawn, post: 2577711, member: 82237&quot;]I wondered the same thing so I reached out to the mint directly...talk about a run around...I did it via chat...the following is what they relayed to me:</p><ul> <li><a href="mailto:usmint-support@catalog.usmint.gov">usmint-support@catalog.usmint.gov</a><br /> &nbsp;</li> <li>Nov 18 at 5:27 PM</li> </ul><p>To</p><ul> <li><a href="mailto:stonestrength@yahoo.com">stonestrength@yahoo.com</a></li> </ul><p><font size="4"><b>Message body</b></font></p><p><b>General Info</b></p><p><b>Chat Start Time</b>: 11/18/2016 03:44:52 PM</p><p><b>Chat End Time</b>: 11/18/2016 04:26:11 PM</p><p><b>Chat URL</b>: <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule" rel="nofollow">http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule</a></p><p><b>Referer URL</b>: <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule" rel="nofollow">http://catalog.usmint.gov/limited-edition-silver-proof-set-2016-16RC.html?cgid=product-schedule</a></p><p><b>Name</b>: Visitor</p><p><b>Email</b>: <a href="mailto:stonestrength@yahoo.com">stonestrength@yahoo.com</a></p><p><b>Phone</b>:</p><p><b>Initial Question</b>:</p><p><b>Operator Chat Name</b>: Kimberly D.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Chat Transcript</b></p><p>15:45:02 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Hello, my name is Kimberly D., thank you for contacting the United States Mint. May I ask with whom I am chatting?</p><p>15:45:20 <b>[Visitor]</b> </p><p>15:46:03 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Hi, How may I help you today?</p><p>15:46:18 <b>[Visitor]</b> Hi Kimberly </p><p>15:46:30 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Hi!</p><p>15:46:47 <b>[Visitor]</b> my question is what&#039;s the diff between mintage limit and product limit</p><p>15:47:03 <b>[Visitor]</b> <span style="color: #ff0000">Number: 16RC</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Mintage Limit: None</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Product Limit: 50,000</span></p><p>15:48:22 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> I will be happy to help you with the difference between the mintage limit and product limit! Please allow me a moment to research the information. </p><p>15:48:38 <b>[Visitor]</b> Sure</p><p>15:49:40 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> I appreciate your patience while I was researching. Mintage limit is the total quantity of coins minted at a given mint in a given time period, usually one year. Product limit the total quantity of coins available at the time of release.</p><p>15:51:28 <b>[Visitor]</b> When it sez Prod limit it&#039;s not really telling me there is a Limit...it&#039;s telling me that a specific # are ready to ship?</p><p>15:53:48 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> For the 2016 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set, the product limit is 50,000. This is the amount of coins we will have available and ready to ship.</p><p>15:54:38 <b>[Visitor]</b> And if more are ordered are more minted?</p><p>15:55:25 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> No, this is the final product available at the moment. We do not have updates for more mintage&#039;s.</p><p>15:56:53 <b>[Visitor]</b> Kimberly that sounds the same as mintage...mintage limit none would indicate to me that there will be a certain # of a specific coin made but </p><p>15:57:15 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> The definition of the information is above.</p><p>15:57:40 <b>[Visitor]</b> Product limit sounds like the same thing </p><p>15:57:46 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Product limit is the amount of coins in inventory.</p><p>15:58:42 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Mintage limit does not have a set of amount available at the time of release for inventory.</p><p>15:59:57 <b>[Visitor]</b> I&#039;ll have to chew on this for a while</p><p>16:00:53 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> For item 16RC, if 50,000 people place orders, then we will ship the 50,000, because that is the amount listed for product limit.</p><p>16:02:13 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> If we had a mintage limit of 50,000 and no product limit, and 20,000 customers placed orders, it is a possibility the item may go on back order due to inventory.</p><p>16:04:29 <b>[Visitor]</b> If 30,000 fewer people order than are minted there wouldn&#039;t be a back order...the mint would have 30,000 too many sets</p><p>16:04:48 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> No set amount is listed for inventory regards to mintage limit.</p><p>16:06:48 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Are you still with me? I have not heard from you for a few minutes.</p><p>16:07:20 <b>[Visitor]</b> Well I&#039;m here I just don&#039;t get the math you propose</p><p>16:07:54 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Product limit is ready to ship.</p><p>16:08:23 <b>[Visitor]</b> if 50K is the limit and 20K are ordered there is no backorder status you have 30k left in inventory</p><p>16:09:18 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Mintage limit is the amount we will mint, but not at the time of release.</p><p>16:09:37 <b>[Visitor]</b> product limit is ready to ship ok...now you have orders for 10,000 more orders what happens?3.</p><p>16:12:41 <b>[Visitor]</b> are you there Kimberly?</p><p>16:14:40 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> The item you are inquiring about we will be ready to ship, because we will have all the product in inventory.</p><p>16:15:36 <b>[Visitor]</b> so product limit really isn&#039;t a &quot;limit&quot; it&#039;s merely the # ready to roll out the door?</p><p>16:16:10 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> The number is listed as 50,000, which is the amount we will have in our inventory.</p><p>16:16:29 <b>[Visitor]</b> ready to roll out the door right this mnute...but if more sets are needed they will be produced?</p><p>16:16:56 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> No,&nbsp; unfortunately, we will not mint any more sets.</p><p>16:18:51 <b>[Visitor]</b> So then what this really means is that there will be only 50K sets of 16RC but the mintage limit isn&#039;t noted because there were &quot;OTHER&quot; silver proof coins which will be sold in a variety of ways....am I getting it?</p><p>16:20:23 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> No, that is incorrect. Product limit is the total quantity of coins available at the time of release. This item will not have an mintage limit.</p><p>16:22:07 <b>[Visitor]</b> Kimberly you just said &quot;we will not mint any more sets&quot;</p><p>16:22:53 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Product Limit: 50,000 for the 2016 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set. After this amount, no more will be produced.</p><p>16:23:22 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> This item has a product limit and not a mintage limit.</p><p>16:25:28 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Are you still with me? I have not heard from you for a few minutes.</p><p>16:26:04 <b>[Visitor]</b> Well I&#039;m totally confused...but thank you for your attempt at clarification I appreciate your time.</p><p>16:26:10 <b>[Kimberly D.]</b> Thank you for shopping with the United States Mint, we’re happy to assist you today and in the future. For additional information on our products please visit our website at <a href="http://www.catalog.usmint.gov/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.catalog.usmint.gov/" rel="nofollow">www.catalog.usmint.gov</a>. Should you need further assistance from the United States Mint, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). For your convenience, we are available seven days a week between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 12 midnight, Eastern Standard Time.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Wellll I know I can be really thick at times but this conversation was as clear as Mud!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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