tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post8002510344938151695..comments2023-05-05T02:34:17.002-07:00Comments on Mint News Blog: Quick US Mint News UpdatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-73053294321070679462011-03-23T00:22:32.783-07:002011-03-23T00:22:32.783-07:00Dumped all of my state quarters today. Just go out...Dumped all of my state quarters today. Just go out. F it. I'm done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-18715561749787350082011-03-22T21:22:22.542-07:002011-03-22T21:22:22.542-07:00Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Rolls – Franklin P...Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Rolls – Franklin Pierce (Y14) And<br />Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Rolls – James Buchanan (Y15) SOLD OUTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-27425731009164591632011-03-22T20:52:01.645-07:002011-03-22T20:52:01.645-07:00It just plain old STINKS. The old design didn'...It just plain old STINKS. The old design didn't even HAVE the Mint logo on it, so why did they feel the need to put the new logo on the covers now? They could have at least kept it small. A black box in the bottom right corner could have housed the new logo, allowing the portrait to remain the same size as the first 16.<br /><br />Better yet, why didn't they just print the black bar and logo on the outer white envelope, leaving the cover inside looking identical to the old design?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-52000950797840815462011-03-22T20:10:40.667-07:002011-03-22T20:10:40.667-07:00The new cover design does not make sense at all.The new cover design does not make sense at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-21617540218013076972011-03-22T16:16:25.454-07:002011-03-22T16:16:25.454-07:00To back up my point, in January 2011, I purchased ...To back up my point, in January 2011, I purchased the entire set of 50 State Quarters first day coin covers, each still in cellophane, on eBay for $225! That's $4.50 each, compared to the $12.95 mint issue price. That's quite a drop for what was a wildly popular series. Can you imagine what the Presidential series will sell for after it's done?? I'm dumping them soon.VGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-17685479305586015582011-03-22T16:06:28.452-07:002011-03-22T16:06:28.452-07:00I already have Lincoln's First Day Cover and o...I already have Lincoln's First Day Cover and ordered a set of $1 Lincoln rolls from the mint. I love Lincoln and he's the last issue before the increased prices and stupid re-designs starting in 2011. I've already started buying bu rolls of the $1 Johnson coins from a bank and will not order any more $1 mint rolls or first day covers. I'm sure if I want to complete it later, I can buy it on eBay cheaper than what the Mint charges now. It's really a shame....VGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-45160831034578834352011-03-22T15:58:43.086-07:002011-03-22T15:58:43.086-07:00VG,
I'm done with them. The Mint actually di...VG,<br /><br />I'm done with them. The Mint actually did me a favor by revealing the Andrew Johnson design early through the subscription link, since I had not yet bought the 2010 covers. I was holding off until Lincoln was released, so I could get them all for one s/h charge. Now, I don't have to buy the 2010's at all. It's a good thing too, since I would have had to sell them all for a loss like I'll have to do with the others.<br /><br />I think Van Buren can get a premium, but not enough to absorb everyone else's losses. Especially since I bought George Washington late on eBay for $36, which he no longer commands! Stupid me all around. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-59328752864680546552011-03-22T15:13:47.543-07:002011-03-22T15:13:47.543-07:00I can't believe what they did to the President...I can't believe what they did to the Presidential First Day covers. They still could have kept the same layout even with the stupid black bar on the bottom. There's no reason not to have the President so small. So far I have all 16 still unopened. Do I keep the collection going or cut and run??VGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-55291452440836548122011-03-22T14:09:44.582-07:002011-03-22T14:09:44.582-07:00I can't believe that the Buchanan's Libert...I can't believe that the Buchanan's Liberty unc coin isn't on backorder status, this close to being sold out. It might already BE sold out, for all we know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-61744003337402872792011-03-22T13:46:08.578-07:002011-03-22T13:46:08.578-07:00Just went to the Mint website to purchase Unc. Fil...Just went to the Mint website to purchase Unc. Fillmore and Pierce first spouses before they went off sale. Too late. Both are on the sold out list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-15061448222814876962011-03-22T13:05:26.049-07:002011-03-22T13:05:26.049-07:00Personally, I think the Johnson and Grant designs ...Personally, I think the Johnson and Grant designs look great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-56187813342401630612011-03-22T13:01:02.078-07:002011-03-22T13:01:02.078-07:00I suppose I'm in the camp that refuses to cont...I suppose I'm in the camp that refuses to continue buying despite constant price increases and ugly design changes and would rather sell what I've accumulated so far.<br /><br />I think it's in the mint's best interests to find and keep collectors that continue buying no matter what.JAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-78298547107703505542011-03-22T12:58:30.202-07:002011-03-22T12:58:30.202-07:00This time the US mint went above and beyond to ins...This time the US mint went above and beyond to insure collector disappointment with this "new and improved" presidential FDC. I am certainly not a fan of the "floating" Presidential-theme, well maybe my nephew would be a fan if the cover included "Casper the Ghost" floating aside of the image of President Johnson. Unfortunately, I am in for the entire series, as I have already purchased the first 16 covers...:( <br /><br />TMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-10621383629065785362011-03-22T12:27:30.832-07:002011-03-22T12:27:30.832-07:00Sorry, still no updated information on those.Sorry, still no updated information on those.Mint News Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005852378363392557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-12724290268996885402011-03-22T12:24:01.768-07:002011-03-22T12:24:01.768-07:00What ever happened to the 5 oz ATB coins from the ...What ever happened to the 5 oz ATB coins from the mint?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com