tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post5522591341025457906..comments2023-05-05T02:34:17.002-07:00Comments on Mint News Blog: 2011 US Mint Uncirculated Coin SetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-64084610796553518102011-02-10T15:39:25.604-08:002011-02-10T15:39:25.604-08:00Wasn't this about the 2011 Unc. set? Didn'...Wasn't this about the 2011 Unc. set? Didn't take long. It's amazing how some never learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-41402931042429290042011-02-09T16:55:07.834-08:002011-02-09T16:55:07.834-08:00My how soon we for get. Looks like we are going do...My how soon we for get. Looks like we are going down the tubes with the anonymous comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-51530514491724325332011-02-09T13:16:14.992-08:002011-02-09T13:16:14.992-08:00Michael, Your blog is the only I bother to read ei...Michael, Your blog is the only I bother to read either. I don't think I want this set, got my Silver Proof Set today. Yahhh!TimLeeBarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773254432338311585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-52587074220484086682011-02-09T12:32:36.552-08:002011-02-09T12:32:36.552-08:00Actually, Sir, you wrote "racist and right-wi...Actually, Sir, you wrote "racist and right-wing commentaters." Big difference. How about no political venom on this site instead of just ones approved by you?? I would also think that with your "Ivy League education" you'd know how to spell "commentator" correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-1985646707451225032011-02-09T05:59:03.676-08:002011-02-09T05:59:03.676-08:00In reply to you, Sir, it was racist COMMA right-wi...In reply to you, Sir, it was racist COMMA right-wing. They are two separate categories. Under the category of racist, I am referring to the people who denounce every coin depicting a non-white "type" as PC garbage. For right-wing, I meant those who insist on Obama-bashing, or vaguely criticizing "health care". I did not mean to insinuate that they always go together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-3758994815938561212011-02-09T05:25:07.543-08:002011-02-09T05:25:07.543-08:00I'm amazed that it's always "racist, ...I'm amazed that it's always "racist, right wing commentators" that are the problem. Apparently, there is no such thing as a racist, left-wing commentator, just a truth teller who's more enlightened than the rest of us. Otherwise, the above post is one of the best articulated comments about how coin collecting goes much deeper than "flipping."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-38317099674788485912011-02-08T19:58:52.002-08:002011-02-08T19:58:52.002-08:00I would like to be so bold as to echo the sentimen...I would like to be so bold as to echo the sentiments of others about the comments.<br /><br />The blog starts with Michael's excellent research, and staying on top of the current news, but is finished off by the comments.<br /><br />I obviously support his right to censor the comments, and I am guilty of some (certainly not all) of the things he complained about when turning off the comments. Here is the reason, though, that I think he should NOT censor the comments, inane as some may be.<br /><br />I am an atheist, liberal, Ivy League-educated collector, and I find myself annoyed by a lot of the racist and right-wing commenters, and also the ones who brag about how they are the only smart collectors, and whoever has a different approach to collecting is a fool.<br /><br />At the same time, it is very interesting to me to know that, indeed, I do have SOMETHING in common with these folks, which is an interest in coins, or finding patterns, or completing series. (I am literally fascinated how many collectors are interested in sorting things, finding patterns, and finding missing items in a series. Those Whitman folders we started out with so many years ago were intoxicating to me!)<br /><br />When I go to coin shows, and see all of the old survivalist types, as well as the few bookish men (almost always men, for some reason) I get to meet the people who are supporting the values of my collection, although I have almost nothing else in common with them. To me, this invokes something in me about the greatness of our country, and the "out of many, one" philosophy, hiding there in secret on our coins, that the powers-that-be at Fox News still seem to have forgotten.<br /><br />In short, even the personalities that I find strongly distasteful are still part of the community, and still deserve a voice; however, this is why I rise to the bait of some of their sillier comments, and inadvertently, and regrettably, annoy Michael.<br /><br />I hope he reads this, as well as the other comments supporting comments, and sees that any meaningful comments cannot be strictly speaking related always and only to coins. I hope he also realizes that he is due a sincere and substantial debt of gratitude for his work in putting together this blog, which is almost always great, and the only blog I bother to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-51139898256687036092011-02-08T08:41:19.964-08:002011-02-08T08:41:19.964-08:00"So if you order a complete uncirculated 2010..."So if you order a complete uncirculated 2010 set and 2010 silver proof set that would give you an ATB quarter for each site from each mint?"<br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />"Also just curious, since it seems the silver sets are the only way to get silver dimes and half dollars, what are the mintages for these?"<br /><br />The Silver Proof Sets are more or less produced to demand during the year of issue and often stay on sale into the following year. So the mintages are somewhat based on the demand during the period of availability. <br /><br />The US Mint plans to leave the 2010 Silver Proof Set available for sale until December 31, 2011, subject to available inventory. So far sales have reached 529,093.<br /><br />There's no specific target ending date 2011 Silver Proof Set.Mint News Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005852378363392557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-33614680659879239472011-02-08T08:05:26.244-08:002011-02-08T08:05:26.244-08:00coolcoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-19807748637133153822011-02-08T08:03:56.632-08:002011-02-08T08:03:56.632-08:00The average price is taken from the prior Thurs AM...The average price is taken from the prior Thurs AM London Fix to the current Wed AM London Fix.<br /><br />Based on my calculation, a price increase would occur if tomorrow's London AM Fix is at $1,375 or above.Mint News Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005852378363392557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-57914718120423013872011-02-08T07:12:41.625-08:002011-02-08T07:12:41.625-08:00OFF TOPIC WARNING
Will the Mint be raising prices...OFF TOPIC WARNING<br /><br />Will the Mint be raising prices this week on gold products? I know the rules about average daily spot price, but not sure if we are close to breaching the 1350 average daily price this week? With a pop today over 1360, we may get it??? Does the measurement period end on Wednesday?Omeganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-19774020532832163852011-02-08T06:02:37.634-08:002011-02-08T06:02:37.634-08:00BTW, I have a qestion and idea...
What if they red...BTW, I have a qestion and idea...<br />What if they redesigned the quarter?<br />Change "United States of America" to "USA".<br />Change "Quarter Dollar" to "25c".<br />Put "USA 25c" on the reverse below the national park picure where the date is now.<br />Then as before (1932-98) change the date back to the obverse below Washington, and put the "LIBERTY" above Washington, and the "In God We Trust" in front of Washington as before.<br />This might look cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-52521280051122877022011-02-08T05:03:40.889-08:002011-02-08T05:03:40.889-08:00Thought I would add my two cents as well. I do en...Thought I would add my two cents as well. I do enjoy the site so thank you for that. I have been collecting for about 10 years now and have been getting the uncirc sets and of course the silver proof sets. I am thinking though that the proce is a little bit too high for what you are getting. They are not silver so I think we are paying a bit too much for this set but I enjoy them in their new rigid plastic envelope so of course I will continue to buy them. I just hope they will come down just a bit in their price.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998585875549007359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-32186188747379067822011-02-07T19:00:32.876-08:002011-02-07T19:00:32.876-08:00So if you order a complete uncirculated 2010 set a...So if you order a complete uncirculated 2010 set and 2010 silver proof set that would give you an ATB quarter for each site from each mint? Also just curious, since it seems the silver sets are the only way to get silver dimes and half dollars, what are the mintages for these? Thanks againBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455972175008365991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-81214933290073401072011-02-07T17:35:06.353-08:002011-02-07T17:35:06.353-08:00I really enjoy the blog and look forward to the e-...I really enjoy the blog and look forward to the e-mails. I'm new to coin collecting and this blog has been a nice help. ThanksBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455972175008365991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-4293101674607594552011-02-07T16:53:36.054-08:002011-02-07T16:53:36.054-08:00I am giving up on the uncirculated sets and buying...I am giving up on the uncirculated sets and buying other clad coins from the Mint. The premium has just gotten to be too much. I will continue with the silver sets though (and also the commemoratives). I am starting to see at least a few ATB quarters in circulation now, but very few. I'll collect circulated clad coins from my spare change without the markup! They won't be brand new or uncirculated, but they'll be good enough for what they are.<br /><br />I think we all should try a bit harder to post with names moving forward. Thanks Michael for the great site and bringing back comments.Omeganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-91857513403030041332011-02-07T16:47:12.888-08:002011-02-07T16:47:12.888-08:00I love reading the comments- it makes the hobby mo...I love reading the comments- it makes the hobby more fun to have people talking about it- and i never post- just wanted to show some love to the admin.- thanks for putting these back on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-5143166673892976782011-02-07T15:29:23.909-08:002011-02-07T15:29:23.909-08:00I agree with every comment above. Glad to see com...I agree with every comment above. Glad to see comments back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-69099293563483019152011-02-07T15:25:32.403-08:002011-02-07T15:25:32.403-08:00I agree with the above poster, it is pretty easy t...I agree with the above poster, it is pretty easy to weed out any stupid comments. Plus some of the posted comments actually bring a little humor to the board like Mr. POP POP POP. I would say that the comment section does add a lot of value to this already fantastic website. I believe that the U.S. mint could not even do as good a job if they decided to make their own blog site.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129571469503109892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-22356938577543683212011-02-07T14:29:52.474-08:002011-02-07T14:29:52.474-08:00I'm glad to see that comments are allowed agai...I'm glad to see that comments are allowed again... they are the main reason I read MNB.<br /><br />Personally, I don't mind having to weed through a few dud comments, there is enough useful stuff said to make up for it usually.<br /><br />The social aspect is what makes this website and others awesome - i can get press releases myself. I hope the few rotten apples aren't allowed to cause us all a headache in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-57838127371374228482011-02-07T14:11:45.153-08:002011-02-07T14:11:45.153-08:00Looking forward to them too. Just stay away from a...Looking forward to them too. Just stay away from a so called part time dealer called ErrorsOnCoins or ctf_error_coins. He will call just about anything rare and tell you what an expert he is with current values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-56800504489169312072011-02-07T13:25:52.858-08:002011-02-07T13:25:52.858-08:00Great news, I didn't really care for the satin...Great news, I didn't really care for the satin finish due to the reason in the article about if there are marks on the coins. On another note, I gave in and ordered the Silver Proof Set, mainly if you can believe the presidents, since I have gotten them since the beginning in 07, and of course, good 'ol silver. Thanks Michael for the latest. We do learn a lot from you and the others.TimLeeBarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773254432338311585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-68069565453692856122011-02-07T13:05:37.304-08:002011-02-07T13:05:37.304-08:00So glad to see comments back. I learn a lot here. ...So glad to see comments back. I learn a lot here. That's how I was able to get a set of 5 oz bullion from APMEX by learning of the release in the comments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-74558354152606232692011-02-07T13:00:28.579-08:002011-02-07T13:00:28.579-08:00I agree with first poster , I'm very much look...I agree with first poster , I'm very much looking forward to buying this set .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-46791506941244191082011-02-07T12:50:41.706-08:002011-02-07T12:50:41.706-08:00I am really looking forward to buying one of these...I am really looking forward to buying one of these sets. I decided that with the start of the America the Beautiful quarters, I would buy one set and a proof set so that after 10 or so years, I could say that one of each of these quarters from all the US mints.<br /><br />By the way, I just received my 2011 silver proof set. The packaging is fantastic! There's something about having the proof silver coins appear in a black background/ packaging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com