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US Mint - The 2015 United States Mint Silver Proof Set (product code SW2) will be available for purchase starting on May 14 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The set is priced at $53.95 and contains the following 14 coins from the United States Mint at San Francisco:   Four Presidential $1 Coins honoring Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson; Five America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coins honoring Homestead National Monument of America (Neb.), Kisatchie National Forest (La.), Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C.), Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (Del.), and Saratoga National Historical Park (N.Y.); One Native American $1 Coin with a reverse depicting a Mohawk ironworker reaching for an I-beam that is swinging into position, rivets on the left and right side of the border, and a high elevation view of the city skyline in the background. One Kennedy half-dollar coin; One Roosevelt dime coin; One Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel); and Lincoln one-cent coin (penny). The dime, half-dollar, and quarter-dollars are all struck in lustrous 90 percent silver. All coins bear the "S" mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco. Each set includes a certificate of authenticity. Orders will be accepted at http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/proof-sets/ and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468), while hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Please visit the United States Mint website for information on shipping options: catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html The United States Mint Silver Proof Set may also be purchased through the bureau's Product Enrollment Program. For additional information about this convenient order method, please review our FAQs at http://catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/faqs/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I ordered mine right at high noon. I'll let you know how they look.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, when I got up this morning I found I had an e-mail from the US Mint saying that they were already processing my enrollment (they used to call them subscriptions) order for the silver proofs.
I called them about an hour ago (11:00am EST) to try and get another item added to the Silver Proof set (to save postage) but they said they couldn't do that, so I had to pay $56.90 for another March of Dimes Proof dollar (single coin, not the set). My wife's daughter just had her first child and she thought it would be a special present for the baby.
Anyway, next year I'm going to pull all my items off of the enrollment plan to get what I want cheaper.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't do enrollments anymore either. I try to combine my purchases to save on the shipping. That is what I am going to do with this set. I'm going to wait until the Truman C&C set comes out, if I am able to get one.
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Moderator
United States
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I don't do enrollments anymore either. I try to combine my purchases to save on the shipping. Makes even more sense now that the discount is gone. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agreed. I tried the same thing. I think this is my last subscription. least they could do is make the shipping free.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I shut down all my subscriptions/enrollments after they did away with the discount. Would be nice if they did another free shipping promotion for a month or 3... just to keep their customer base mollified and coming back happily.
I think I'll wait a bit to get the silver set...don't think it's going anywhere for a few months at least and I have some other bills to pay!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@ atticguy: You don't have to keep your subscription/enrollment. Even with this set, you can just ask them to cancel it and then log online to order all the coins you want/need to save on the shipping.
When we buy 10 times from the mint, that's $50 more in shipping.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I got an email saying my set will be coming also. All I really want it for is the half.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, the main reason I initially got into the 'subscriptions' was because of the discount, which though not a big savings it was helpful. When this year kicked in, they got rid of the discounts and also raised costs. Also, I can't understand why they couldn't mail both of today's orders together; so today postage was $9.90.
The only thing that worries me about closing my Mint account is that the next time I wait to combine orders is when they shorten (and run out) of a specific mintage; like what happened in 2012.
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Moderator
United States
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You do not have to close your account, just cancel the subscriptions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I received my seven sets today. Two sets were flawless, two sets had very minor flaws and the other three sets had problems with the Presidential dollars. So, three sets are going back. There results are about what I expected given their quality track record lately. I guess I'll just have to play this game of buying and sending back the sets that have problems. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got my set yesterday and when I inspected them I found a scratch on the reverse of the nickel. I can only wonder how it happened. Back to the mint it goes.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got my set in today and it looks beautiful. I subscribe primarily so I don't forget to buy one every year, since this is an annual gift to my son starting with the year he was born (2005).
I love the "Mohawk Ironworker" design on the reverse of the Sacagawea (sorry, "Native American") dollar coin. I had no idea they were changing it this year.
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Posted 05/14/2015 12:11 pm
