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US Mint blew the 2017 Congratulatios set Release

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LJRambo111

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Well My gut feel on the S mint Proof Silver Eagle would sell out fast.

 

But I got to say it sold out faster than even than my assumptions. I logged on early at 11:30 made sure my log in and credit card was up to date. All of this prep helped me out because I had my order confirmed within 30 seconds. I feel the mint kind a blew it They release a popular coin, the 2nd lowest mintage of all time for the series and they didn't put a order limit on it.  Why would they do this? It motivated the dealers to scarf them up at a record pace! It also blocked a lot of the collectors from adding one to their personal collections. I own a complete set of Proof silver eagles and knew the hype would explode.  

 

It really was a bit of a secret that the Congratulations Set 2017 would have a Sanfrancisco minted silver eagle,  But you would learn this if you were subscribed to mint blogs or checked coin  world weekly?  So what are the opinions of the collectors, do you feel the mint left most of us high and dry?

 

It even appears that even NGC was caught by surprise. Because the default trolley label won't be available until April 19th.

 

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I too am one that missed out on buying a set.  Guess we will have to watch "The Coin Vault" and "Ebay" to get them when they hit the market.

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The U.S. MINT SUCKS , I Too, knew about the release and the first time S minted Silver Eagle being included in the Congratulations set, but got distracted by my three year old daughter wanting me to play Barbies with her. And almost cried(I am lying, not "almost" I did shed a few tears)  at 12:23pm, when I looked up at the clock and realized what time it was! I knew then it was already too late, but hoped that maybe there was still a chance to order a few of them for my father, brother and myself, but no luck. "Unavailable", is what I seen when I logged in. I guess I will have to wait until the second-hand market has them available for some ridiculous price! Thank you U.S. MINT, thanks for nothing! 

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I got an order completed before 12:01 EST and it is still on back order. Don't know when or if I'll get them. I read somewhere that the Mint is also putting "S" proof ASE's in the Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets later in the year. If this is true the 2017-S probably won't have the 2nd lowest mintage of proof ASE's but it may have the 3rd. You never know what the Mint will do.

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All bullion coins are minted at West Point , NY Another atttempt by the Mint to rake in a huge profit. Sorry to disillusion the multitudes.

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