Quote: The ordering period for gold commemorative coins are always on the weekday and start at 12:00 p.m. That means if you're a working stiff on the East Coast it's convenient because you can start dialing during your lunch hour, but everyone else in the country has to interrupt their workday (maybe even sneak in a call) during regular working hours
Actually every US mint issue in the last 3 years and maybe longer that has been available online has opened at 12 noon EST.
Well was looking at the pre-sales of this coin (SLQ Gold) and I may have to consider ordering one to re-sell... save a little more for my crown collection...
I wish these coins were the same exact size as the quarters.. it wouldn't be THAT much more expensive than getting an actual silver one and would look pretty cool in my 7070. Alas, it won't work. Oh well.
Quote: The problem is that the mint cannot legally make them the same size, they have to match the existing bullion sizes that are available to them.
I just figured the sizes were standardized for convenience and manufacturing tolerances. i.e. A 24.6mm diameter 999 fine 1/4 oz gold piece would be very thin and 22mm was already available etc. Same idea with the 1/10oz and 1/2oz; But maybe it is legislated to use existing planchets.
The weights and sizes are legislated, but unlike the dollar and lower denomination coins, the designs are not (although the Buffalo was required, it was not exclusive).
The weights and sizes for these issues are not included in that code as they use 9999 fine planchets. I found some interesting info in the comments section here: http://www.coinnews.net/2015/11/12/...ns-for-2016/
Only the First Spouse and $50 gold are required by that legislation to be a .9999, or as written, 99.99 percent pure gold. Everything else just says fine gold. The $50 gold also lacks specific diameter and thickness requirements.
Most curious is this part...
(i)(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Treasury may change the diameter, weight, or design of any coin minted under this subsection or the fineness of the gold in the alloy of any such coin if the Secretary determines that the specific diameter, weight, design, or fineness of gold which differs from that otherwise required by law is appropriate for such coin.
Seems like the diameter choice is more logistic than legal, as BH1964 said above.
This is where I would expect commems or Conder101 to set things right.
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Posted 08/23/2016 4:43 pm
