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I received the medal set yesterday and, as predicted, I am very happy with it! Excellent!  Quote:
If the Mint keeps up with these medal sets for commemorative programs, they might just have me hooked now... Definitely a slippery slope...  |
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If the Mint keeps up with these medal sets for commemorative programs, they might just have me hooked now... I agree, the SD and medal sets have been very nice so far - they make me want more. I have all of the WWI sets and can vouch for their quality as well. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I received the medal set yesterday and, as predicted, I am very happy with it! Excellent! Quote:
I have all of the WWI sets and can vouch for their quality as well. I still wish I could have been able to get a set with all of the medals and just one of the dollars.  |
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With maybe 2 more months of sales, it's looking like the American Legion Unc Half Eagle will be the new low mintage coin for the commemorative Unc Half Eagles.
Current sales for this coin are at 2,401. The previous low for a Unc Half Eagle was for the 2017 Boys Town coin with a final mintage of 2,947.
Sales of the American Legion coin have been going up around 10 per week. Even with an end of the year surge, it seems unlikely that sales will eclipse the Boys Town mintage.
The Boys Town proof Half Eagle, with a final mintage of 7,347, will remain the low mintage coin for the commemorative proof Half Eagles. The current sales of the proof American Legion Half Eagle stand at 10,284 (across all products), about the same as last year's BCA proof Half Eagle that ended at 10,386.
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That sales figure for the $5 of 2,401 as of 10/27 doesn't surprise me one iota. It is interesting because it illustrates the number of serious collectors of the series. 2,401 minus a nominal number of American Legion members minus Home Shopping type sellers minus a few larger dealers just to have complete store stock equals what ?
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Did we ever hear if the Boy's Town coins paid out the surcharge?
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Did we ever hear if the Boy's Town coins paid out the surcharge? Yes, per an article published in Coin World, Boys Town did receive the surcharges collected on its coins by the US Mint. Based on the last US Mint Sales Report to include sales figures for the Boys Town coins (January 27, 2019), I calculate they should have received $992,175. The CW article, however, stated that they received $994,475 from the Mint. That's a difference of $2,300 - not sure of the reason for the discrepancy. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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10/30/2019 5:39 pm
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I compared the numbers. It's still too early to say if the mintage of legion gold unc will be below the Boys Town.
Boys Town sale number: end of October (year 2017) was 2209 pieces
Legion sale number: end of October (year 2019) is 2416 pieces.
Legion's version already has a higher sale number for the same time of a year. For me the legion coin looks way better and I believe the mintage will surpass the Boys Town gold unc.
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10/30/2019 11:58 pm
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Based on the last US Mint Sales Report to include sales figures for the Boys Town coins (January 27, 2019), I calculate they should have received $992,175. The CW article, however, stated that they received $994,475 from the Mint. That's a difference of $2,300 - not sure of the reason for the discrepancy. Commems, I agree with your math Quote:
Legion's version already has a higher sale number for the same time of a year. For me the legion coin looks way better and I believe the mintage will surpass the Boys Town gold unc. Perhaps, it all depends upon if there is a end of year sales surge and whether or not the Mint stops sales abruptly. We'll just have to wait and see.  In 2017, the Boys Town coin had a significant end of year surge (+33.4%). Maybe because it was recognized as potentially being the new low mintage coin. OTOH last year's BCA Unc Half Eagle had only a 5.5% end of year surge, but it had already surpassed the Boys Town mintage. |
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Although the US Mint has not published coin sales numbers since Oct 3 (when I asked about this, I was told it was due to employee turnover and they hadn't re-hired anyone yet  ), Coin News just published sales data as of Dec 16. According to Coin News, the sales total for the Unc American Legion Half Eagle is 2,756 which is still lower than the Boys Town mintage of 2,947. Unless this latest sales report spurs a last minute sales rush, it looks like the American Legion coin will become the new low mintage coin for the commemorative Unc Half Eagles. |
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The disappointing designs and high gold price doomed these from the start. The subjects were worthy causes for private donation but just didn't stimulate the public the way the Statue of Liberty with its incredible Elizabeth Jones obverse did back in '86 (when gold commemoratives were still something of a novelty rather than overproduced mediocrity).
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The disappointing designs and high gold price doomed these from the start. The subjects were worthy causes for private donation but just didn't stimulate the public the way the Statue of Liberty with its incredible Elizabeth Jones obverse did back in '86 (when gold commemoratives were still something of a novelty rather than overproduced mediocrity). I like the design, much better than Boys Town. ^^ @BadDog: maybe you are right, that it might become the new key date. There are several "lucky" incidents which support this coin, like other highlights of this year Apollo coins, Pride coins, 2019-S ERP ASE and no official publication of sales numbers since Nov. 3rd. It seems there was an end of year sales surge because some coins already "unavailable". We will see what the January publication of sales numbers will bring. Edited by smile4art
12/26/2019 11:23 pm
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Knowing the sals figures for the uncirculated coin were very low I decided I might buy one yesterday. Went to the mint site and, lo and behold, it's currently unavailable. I'm wondering if some large seller bought out the available stock thinking they might promote it as a low mintage coin. I'm not disappointed. Que sera, sera.
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The most recent sales data has the uncirculated half eagle being the new low mintage coin. As reported by Coin World: Quote:
Sales totals through Dec. 31 were recorded as:
#10148; Single Proof 2019-W gold $5 coin, 3,191.
#10148; Single Uncirculated 2019-W gold $5 coin, 2,929.
#10148; Single Proof 2019-P silver dollar, 44,022.
#10148; Single Uncirculated 2019-P silver dollar, 13,790.
#10148; Single Proof clad 2019-S half dollar, 18,812.
#10148; Single Uncirculated 2019-D half dollar, 11,430.
#10148; American Legion Proof Silver Dollar and Medal set, 9,888, maximum release 10,000.
#10148; American Legion three-coin set (one each of the Proof gold $5 coin, silver dollar, and copper-nickel clad half dollar), 7,451. |
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