Comments on: 2007 First Spouse Coins a Sellout. Prices Jump on eBay. News at 11.

By: Goodbye, First Spouse Gold Coins. I’m Over You. « Psychohistory

Goodbye, First Spouse Gold Coins. I’m Over You. « Psychohistory — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:41:59 +0000

[...] I managed to get one of the first coins, even though they sold out within hours [...]

By: jack fisher

jack fisher — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:29:00 +0000

Yes, I got one. I think that the Mint got the message and to that I say Bravo. I hope they stick with that plan on this series and on other low mintage offerings to let a fairer distribution occur. -Jack

By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:31 +0000

They did, in fact, use a 1 coin limit with the Jefferson Liberty first spouse coin. Did you get one?

- Adam

By: jack fisher

jack fisher — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:14:01 +0000

the whole thing is a sham. a”5 coin limit !?” that is basically allowing 8000 well placed dealersa out of a population of 300 million . i have been burned multiple times by the mint even on first hour or two of release. but the same ebay crowd and coin guys always seem to have stock. the limit shold be one per customer on low mintage coins and give it a couple of weeks or even a month to flow out.

By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:26:53 +0000

I don’t believe they can mint more than 40,000. I believe the mintage limits are set in the law that approves the creation of the coin. I could be wrong here, but I thought their hands were tied in terms of mintage limits, which is why the PR nightmare may be bad if they indeed took orders for more than 40,000 coins.

Adam

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:54:16 +0000

I think the question is now that everyone knows the mintage is so limited, will the Thomas Jefferson coin be as limited?? If you think the last record sell out was stunning, this next one will eclipse it by far. But what f the mint decides to produce 100,000 coins? Then the chance that the investment some people believe they are making is lost. Does anyone know?

By: Michael Gilmurray

Michael Gilmurray — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:30:05 +0000

The mint not only did an early sell and then cancelled the early sales, but they also oversold the hell out of the Washington and Adams gold. In the middle of July, the MInt sent out an email, stating that they were oversold and that your order may be cancelled. On August 3rd (friday afternoon one hour before closing for the weekend), the mint sent out cancellations to all of the oversold customers. Absolutely rediculous!! In 2007, how can you oversell? 40,000 was the mark in total. When I called the Mint (horrible broken english customer service), they stated that my order was merely a waiting list, even though I had an order confirmation #. eBay whores win again

By: Psychohistory US 24K Gold First Spouse Coins: Dates for Jefferson & Madison «

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:34:29 +0000

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By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:06:43 +0000

I didn’t realize they allowed people to purchase before 12pm EST. Where did you hear that?

I checked the site at 12:52pm EST, and that’s when I placed my order, so it’s not like they were sold out immediately. But I agree, they should set a time and stick with it.

Alternatively, they could take orders in advance, and only allow people to buy multiple quantities if there are extra coins.

- Adam

By: pat

pat — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:51:22 +0000

I THINK THE ACTION OF THE MINT, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE IS FINE. WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THAT THE MINT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PURCHASE THE COINS BEFORE 12:00 ON THE RELEASE DATE. ALL ORDERS PRIOR TO 12:00 SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

By: Psychohistory The 2007 First Spouse 24K Gold Coin Program (Companion to the Presidential $1 Dollar Coin Program) «

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:42:28 +0000

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By: Psychohistory The 2007 24K Gold First Spouse Coins Are Now Available «

Psychohistory The 2007 24K Gold First Spouse Coins Are Now Available « — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:41:09 +0000

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