New Silver Eagle SF Mint Two-Coin Set

Hopefully that wont be the norm. Sorry to hear about your later set but if they are all like that ill be making a trip to the post office to send mine back when they arrive. If they keep the RP going (which I kind of hope they do I really like it) hopefully they wont chose the SF mint

That is a good point. Its very likely that at least some of the shipment has come from canceled orders. I cant imagine they would just melt the canceled coins and strike new ones when orders still havent been sent out.

Cynical maybe, just kind of the reality of things. Theyre in the business of making money, melting down unopened products to restrike isn't how you do that. I actually dont have a problem at all with them sending out sets that were canceled before shipped. The problem would be if they reshipped returned sets which unfortunately short of getting a top level job at the mint or the shipping company well never know the answer to that question

Our CC company called us with the potential bogus transaction as it was happening and while on the phone another one came in and was denied on the spot. They cancelled the card right there and we had a new card the next day via UPS overnight.

It actually seems unlikely that any current shipments are of coins from the first strike. They would not wait to ship simply because of a stated ship date. Any available stock would ship out to the the next person in line and any gap in shipments should have come from a gap in stock. It looks like the mint will meet the prediction they posted on the day after sales concluded, just before they took the page offline, that shipments should conclude mid-October.

There has been massive increase in CC fraud lately. Just this year, I've had unauthorized charges on three different cards, and last month I received two replacement cards for different accounts with a letter stating that there was a "potential" breach. In the old days my account number didn't change for decades, but I got a brand new piece of plastic every year. Now I get a card that is supposed to remain valid for 3-4 years, but I'm lucky if it lasts 9 months because of fraud.

Unfortunately, it's bound to get much worse. Payment industry is intent on creating new products that are inherently less secure and is completely ignoring security on existing products.

Teach, Do you think you received a 1st of the newer shipped coins or an earlier struck coin, just returned, we will never know? I hope you enjoy your new coins, I also hope the " newer batch are struck better than the previously shipped ones"!!! JMO.

You sure that isn't a bubble in the plastic? If you notice, anything on the coin is reflected multiple times in your image, but your spot is not. Clear plastic is notorious for having flaws in it that look like they are on the coin but in reality are in the holder.

Open the capsule and examine the coin directly to see if the spot is really there. I always do this for my new coins so I can photograph them without all of the distortion and reflections caused by the capsules. Always use lint free cloth and keep the coin in one half of the capsule and keep the other half of the capsule coin side down. Lightly put the capsule back together and flip it over to photograph (or just examine with a loupe) the other face. A little clean air (from a can) makes sure that no lint has entered the capsule before closing it again. Walk your fingers around the capsule edge several times to complete the closure, they can be difficult to get properly closed because they often form an air tight seal before the two halves are fully seated and you have to kind of burp them (like tupperware). When fully closed, there will be no more squeaking and the coin will not rattle at all. This difficulty is the reason that coins often become disloged during shipping. If they weren't fully closed they can work themselves open. When properly closed a slight vacuum is formed that helps keep the capsule closed (again like tupperware).