How Many People Will Cancel Their Orders From The Mint

I only ordered one set and will keep my order. However I doubt the reverse proof will be rare as the limit is 250,000.

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Originally posted by Ralph

I've got a 2006 MS ASE with no mint mark, and a 2006 PROOF ASE with the W mint mark, but I'm assuming that these coins are not considered to be a part of the Anniversary Set. Is that correct? I bought each individually, and, at the time of purchase, I had no knowledge of an Anniversary Set.

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yes you are correct those are just regular proof and uncirculated ASE's. The uncirculated in the anniv. set has the W mint mark because it was minted in WestPoint, where yours was minted in Philldelphia ( no mint mark). The W mint marked Uncirculated would have been one of the "key" coins from the set but now the mint is going to be selling the W mint ASE's individually so that made them pretty much worthless to collectors because there will be an unlimited supply of them

I completely stopped ordering from the Mint. I'm to old to play their games and to old to wait so many years to see what value a proof or uncirc set may bring.

What's a poor boy to do? The usmint just added $4000 to the cost of keeping a "W" set current by this announcement of the new unc W mintmarked bullion coins(which I am sure has been in the works for a long time, given how govt bureaucracies function). This after the double blows this year of the buffalo proof followed by the overdone 20th anniversary sets. This proliferation by the usmint will most likely result in a number, who knows how large, of collectors turning their backs on the usmint baubles and starting a collection of such things as Canadian silver 5 cent pieces!!! Which in turn will hurt demand, making the investors' hoped for price appreciation disappear in a shiny cloud of usmint glitter.

Please forgive me if this sounds like a rant, but the usmint bosses are risking pushing the collector community into a state of apathy toward new products, similar to the situation in the late 30's when similar excesses killed the early commemorative series. This latest orgy of excess had to have been authorized by the uscongress, but I missed it in the news, they must have buried it in the fine print of the president's wives gold rounds authorization bill!!!

To add injury to insult, this move really hurts those who ordered the 20th anniversary sets expecting the unc W mintmarked issues to be limited. It's no wonder I am joining the group who are cancelling orders...I refuse to play the usmint's games any longer...there are almost infinite alternatives to collecting modern usmint products...I suggest we all find one or several.

All the best to all,

Dennis

I ordered one of all three sets, but now, I will be cancelling the gold/silver unc set.

thanks for the heads up.

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Originally posted by Bryan1315

Since the Mint had their press release that they will offer the Uncirculated ASE and AGE with the "W" mint mark seperately and not only in the 20th anniversary sets. I am seriously thinking about cancelling all my orders, I know it is still the only way to get the reverse proof but the other two coins are just regular coins now and its hard to pay such a price for one special coin especially when you thought there would be two coins that were special in the set. Here is the press release on the Mints website and please tell me what you think http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/ind...lease&ID=712

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I decided to keep my 3 silver set order,win,lose or draw.I still want them.

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Originally posted by just carl

I completely stopped ordering from the Mint. I'm to old to play their games and to old to wait so many years to see what value a proof or uncirc set may bring.

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Ditto, I canceled my act.

Does anyone know the production numbers for the 2006 ASE "w" uncirculated? I would like to know the totals including the Anniversary sets. I think I will be cancelling my order for gold/silver set also, think I'll keep the silver!