I want to personally thank all of you who signed up for 2 zillion accounts and managed to get 500 or more coins ordered successfully so you can sell them to the jerk on TV so he can resell them to the unknowing folks for thousands of dollars while the rest of us have to put up with crashing websites trying to order just one.
Now some of you are going to say aww, you didn't get your order through, and I'm going to say yes I did not get my order through no matter how hard I tried and yes I was prepared I was logged in before the start of the hour and it crashed straight upon the hour but I did manage to get finally to the page and I pressed add to bag and nothing happened again I pressed ad to bag and again nothing happened and no girls and boys this is not my first rodeo but I thought those days had ended a while back when websites like this did not have the ability to handle this kind of traffic.
If there is a God may all of you with multiple accounts buying to flip on eBay or for your TV host are struck by lightning this evening.
Have a great day!
You now have permission to flame away!
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@Martin said:
I was shut out on this one. I'm thinking the after market will go crazy on this one for a while. This was the first time that I tried and failed on a hot offering. No rookie here. I was locked and loaded every thing seemed normal untill the wheels fell off.
I think that it was sheer luck to get one.
Four devices, multiple accounts, ultra-fast internet, crash after crash.
@bigjpst said:
Had to put in my credit card info twice and crashed multiple times but looks like I got one
07206xxx
Had to put mine in 4 times. Finally got to the confirm order after 20 min. and at least 30 refresh messages. Then...
"Invalid item in bag, please remove." Take a guess what item I couldn't get.
Congrats to the winners. Three folks here got one. One sold already for $1000. At the show, one of our guys walked into the Mint room - no line and got ticket #495/500! He is having it slabbed and holding out for $1200.
Better Luck to everyone next time! Gotta admit it was both fun and frustrating.
Were these tickets only for dealers? I wonder how many in line got nothing. Any idea?
@Martin said:
I was shut out on this one. I'm thinking the after market will go crazy on this one for a while. This was the first time that I tried and failed on a hot offering. No rookie here. I was locked and loaded every thing seemed normal untill the wheels fell off.
I think that it was sheer luck to get one.
Four devices, multiple accounts, ultra-fast internet, crash after crash.
Just luck that I got one.
This is THE worst that I've ever seen.
I totally assumed it was fruitless to try for one and yet after a big roller coaster ride on that website I got one by a miracle.
Yes, people ordering these aren't just customers ordering, they are "winners" ...like this was a computer lottery. My computer choked and I ended up with nothing. So much for my complete collection of RPs. This frustrated thousands of collectors without a doubt.
Dear Valued Customer:
We are processing your recent order placed with the United States Mint. You will receive a confirmation email with more details within 24 hours.
Thank you for shopping with the United States Mint.
Order Number: USM07234XXX
Credit card charged
I'm going to need Valium to calm down, that was a trip.
It should be classified as an Olympic event. I mean the hurdles and all!
@bigjpst said:
Had to put in my credit card info twice and crashed multiple times but looks like I got one
07206xxx
Had to put mine in 4 times. Finally got to the confirm order after 20 min. and at least 30 refresh messages. Then...
"Invalid item in bag, please remove." Take a guess what item I couldn't get.
Congrats to the winners. Three folks here got one. One sold already for $1000. At the show, one of our guys walked into the Mint room - no line and got ticket #495/500! He is having it slabbed and holding out for $1200.
Better Luck to everyone next time! Gotta admit it was both fun and frustrating.
Were these tickets only for dealers? I wonder how many in line got nothing. Any idea?
They were for anyone who walked into the room. Then you were sent to another room to get into the line to get one. I guess it was done this way to keep order.
Got one with free shipping but it was brutal. Like the old days of site crashing.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
@bigjpst said:
Had to put in my credit card info twice and crashed multiple times but looks like I got one
07206xxx
Had to put mine in 4 times. Finally got to the confirm order after 20 min. and at least 30 refresh messages. Then...
"Invalid item in bag, please remove." Take a guess what item I couldn't get.
Congrats to the winners. Three folks here got one. One sold already for $1000. At the show, one of our guys walked into the Mint room - no line and got ticket #495/500! He is having it slabbed and holding out for $1200.
Better Luck to everyone next time! Gotta admit it was both fun and frustrating.
Were these tickets only for dealers? I wonder how many in line got nothing. Any idea?
They were for anyone who walked into the room. Then you were sent to another room to get into the line to get one. I guess it was done this way to keep order.
Sweet. Now I know.
Just to clarify....
When did the room open for number distribution? Did everyone have a shot (i.e,, starting at 10 for early bird) or did they hand out numbers to dealers prior to that.
Everyone that has one in your cart remember they will probably go on sale every morning. Be ready.
I believe their is an issue with it being in your cart already. You have to go back to the 2019 palladium thread to find the answer. I don’t remember but I do know it will not let you check out with an unavailable item in your cart. Raufus might remember.
Everyone that has one in your cart remember they will probably go on sale every morning. Be ready.
I believe their is an issue with it being in your cart already. You have to go back to the 2019 palladium thread to find the answer. I don’t remember but I do now it will not let you check out with an unavailable item in your cart. Rafus might remember.
As I recall, for a while if one was in the cart you could check it out during the brief sales windows at 07:00. Did this for a while on a few accounts. Then - and I'd have to read the thread for details - that no longer worked and you had to start from square one.
I have two accounts with a coin in the cart. I'll see if there is a window tomorrow and, if so, how it works out.
I had the same problem as others with the stored CC info not populating. It ended up being faster to just manually type in my CC info.
I will add, that I had only ME, with ONE device at work ordering this. Apparently I got super lucky judging by the other posts here.
I went to check out right as it went on sale 11:00 my time and got this message for 16 minutes straight.
And I refreshed multiple time before reloading from the main sit and everytime I went to checkout all I get is this message. Until 11:16 ct when I get the message "This item has sold out."
Ahhhhhh!
Why I was ready and waiting on the coin page before it was up for sale. This is not fair. I only wanted one.
Maybe someone could answer this for me since I never fool with modern coins...but what is the point in paying such a big premium for as many of these as you can get your hands on? Are you trying to get them in certain holders, PR70 maybe for the big bucks? I did get 2 confirmed and don't really care about that...I just want my piece of da pie, but am merely curious.
Thank you all for posting you order numbers, (even if you cross out the last three numbers as long as it's within 999) I will be sending in an automated script which will be cancelling your web order today!
Ouch... That would be a hard way to learn a lesson wouldn't it?
Just kidding,. Ya sure, he was kidding,,, wasn't he, it's not like he knows my name or anything...?
Great for all the honest folk that got one today, as for the others,, well one of God's Angel's is waiting for you!
On BS&T Now: Nothing. Fighting the Fight for 11 Years with the big "C" - Never Ever Give Up! Member PCGS Open Forum board 2002 - 2006 (closed end of 2006) Current board since 2006 Successful trades with many members, over the past two decades, never a bad deal.
Got one after countless refreshing.
My father came up empty and has himself on the edge of a Mint induced stroke.
Blames the Deep State.
A friend was able to get another for me; will save the old man this time.
You had me laughing at your phrase "Mint induced stroke". I've never had one of those, but then again I almost had one in 2008 when I ordered two of the 2008-W burnished Silver Eagles and both were the Reverse of 2007 variety.
@bigjpst said:
Had to put in my credit card info twice and crashed multiple times but looks like I got one
07206xxx
Had to put mine in 4 times. Finally got to the confirm order after 20 min. and at least 30 refresh messages. Then...
"Invalid item in bag, please remove." Take a guess what item I couldn't get.
Congrats to the winners. Three folks here got one. One sold already for $1000. At the show, one of our guys walked into the Mint room - no line and got ticket #495/500! He is having it slabbed and holding out for $1200.
Better Luck to everyone next time! Gotta admit it was both fun and frustrating.
Were these tickets only for dealers? I wonder how many in line got nothing. Any idea?
They were for anyone who walked into the room. Then you were sent to another room to get into the line to get one. I guess it was done this way to keep order.
Sweet. Now I know.
Just to clarify....
When did the room open for number distribution? Did everyone have a shot (i.e,, starting at 10 for early bird) or did they hand out numbers to dealers prior to that.
i went from one in the bag to shipping info to credit card info and then it crashed at the end of my credit card info then to im sorry this product is sold out and you have nothing in your bag. im done with buying from the mint
@opportunity said:
Maybe someone could answer this for me since I never fool with modern coins...but what is the point in paying such a big premium for as many of these as you can get your hands on? Are you trying to get them in certain holders, PR70 maybe for the big bucks? I did get 2 confirmed and don't really care about that...I just want my piece of da pie, but am merely curious.
Oops, something went wrong is going to be my catchphrase for the day at work.
I got one after 15 minutes of fighting, but annoyed that it defaulted to the highest shipping level. Oh well, at least I got one.
Was trying on two systems, noticed that the system that checked out as guest worked, the one I was logged on my mint account did not. It was a race to see which one got there first.
Somebody on another thread quoted my e-mail to the Mint from October 10, I can't believe I kinda hit the nail right on the head so many weeks ago!
"Dear Customer Service,
I am writing to comment about your newly-announced American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, to go on sale on November 14. The 30,000 mintage limit is way too small for all of the people who will want this coin. I fear that I will be on your website that day and try to order one, and yet still get shut out because of the expected heavy volume of orders. Please consider upping the production on this issue to a more reasonable number, like 100,000. Honestly, if I miss out on getting this coin, I'm never buying another silver eagle from the Mint again."
Got one at 12:03!! Got my email confirmation!! Went back to the website - BOOOOM _ CRAAAAASHED! I got mine! The line for these things in Baltimore is going to be NUTS!!!
PCGS Currency: HOF 2013, Best Low Ball Set 2009-2014, 2016, 2018. Appreciation Award 2015, Best Showcase 2018, Numerous others.
@ernie11 said:
Somebody on another thread quoted my e-mail to the Mint from October 10, I can't believe I kinda hit the nail right on the head so many weeks ago!
"Dear Customer Service,
I am writing to comment about your newly-announced American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, to go on sale on November 14. The 30,000 mintage limit is way too small for all of the people who will want this coin. I fear that I will be on your website that day and try to order one, and yet still get shut out because of the expected heavy volume of orders. Please consider upping the production on this issue to a more reasonable number, like 100,000. Honestly, if I miss out on getting this coin, I'm never buying another silver eagle from the Mint again."
LOL, I suspect you'll have more luck writing to Santa.
Get over it, I don't think they care if you don't order from them again. I cannot wait for the next time I get the chance to spent 20 min and $70 to make $$$$! Be thankful that opportunity exists.
PS If I worked for the Mint and had the ability, I would Block your name and account from all future SE sales to help you live up to your threat!
So frustrated to waste that time and energy to come up blank. Makes me wonder if there’s anything I could’ve done differently. Enter in cc info manually rather than try to populate? Never touch the refresh button after my order processing thing turned to oops something went wrong? What a tremendous let down and waste of time. The mint should just hold a lottery for purchase option. Have everybody submit email address for entry, send out emails to the lucky 30k that they have the option to purchase in a 24 hour period and then have regular sale for the remainder. Seems more efficient than the $&@! show I just witnessed.
@ernie11 said:
Somebody on another thread quoted my e-mail to the Mint from October 10, I can't believe I kinda hit the nail right on the head so many weeks ago!
"Dear Customer Service,
I am writing to comment about your newly-announced American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, to go on sale on November 14. The 30,000 mintage limit is way too small for all of the people who will want this coin. I fear that I will be on your website that day and try to order one, and yet still get shut out because of the expected heavy volume of orders. Please consider upping the production on this issue to a more reasonable number, like 100,000. Honestly, if I miss out on getting this coin, I'm never buying another silver eagle from the Mint again."
LOL, I suspect you'll have more luck writing to Santa.
Get over it, I don't think they care if you don't order from them again. I cannot wait for the next time I get the chance to spent 20 min and $70 to make $$$$! Be thankful that opportunity exists.
PS If I worked for the Mint and had the ability, I would Block your name and account from all future SE sales to help you live up to your threat!
LOL. In the end a near-miracle occurred and the e-mails I got make me think I got one, so don't block me, I ain't out of silver eagle collecting just yet! Gimme some sympathy, I've been collecting these since 1986 and I aspire to have a complete set one day (am missing the 95-W)
Does anyone know what exactly is the difference between the order received and the order confirmed email? I'm assuming the latter means that the credit card was run and the order will be shipped?
2 out of 4 for me, I'll take a 50% success rate considering the nightmare that it was. One was actually easier to get using a $75 mint e-gift certificate that I purchased yesterday... go figure! We'll see what tomorrow morning can bring if anything.
Whole lotta ASE PTSD going on.
Hypervigilance, preoccupation with the trauma, upcoming nightmares and now the panic begins on eBay for the buyers and on the BST as the sellers try to get their commitments filled.
Comments
I want to personally thank all of you who signed up for 2 zillion accounts and managed to get 500 or more coins ordered successfully so you can sell them to the jerk on TV so he can resell them to the unknowing folks for thousands of dollars while the rest of us have to put up with crashing websites trying to order just one.
Now some of you are going to say aww, you didn't get your order through, and I'm going to say yes I did not get my order through no matter how hard I tried and yes I was prepared I was logged in before the start of the hour and it crashed straight upon the hour but I did manage to get finally to the page and I pressed add to bag and nothing happened again I pressed ad to bag and again nothing happened and no girls and boys this is not my first rodeo but I thought those days had ended a while back when websites like this did not have the ability to handle this kind of traffic.
If there is a God may all of you with multiple accounts buying to flip on eBay or for your TV host are struck by lightning this evening.
Have a great day!
You now have permission to flame away!
Fighting the Fight for 11 Years with the big "C" - Never Ever Give Up!
Member PCGS Open Forum board 2002 - 2006 (closed end of 2006) Current board since 2006 Successful trades with many members, over the past two decades, never a bad deal.
I think that it was sheer luck to get one.
Four devices, multiple accounts, ultra-fast internet, crash after crash.
Just luck that I got one.
This is THE worst that I've ever seen.
If you had taken the time to switch shipping it would have locked up at least three more times trying to change it.
Screwed. Had it and after checking out they said invalid item in bag, no longer available.
A PR70 just crossed eBay at $1975
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-S-1-SILVER-EAGLE-ENHANCED-REVERSE-PROOF-PCGS-PR70-FIRST-STRIKE/223748368265
WOW!! Yet, 29,500 managed to get one. Imagine how many were trying. Imagine how many actual collectors were shut out.
Had four peeps trying for me... only 1 of 4. I owe lunch to 3.
Were these tickets only for dealers? I wonder how many in line got nothing. Any idea?
I totally assumed it was fruitless to try for one and yet after a big roller coaster ride on that website I got one by a miracle.
Yes, people ordering these aren't just customers ordering, they are "winners" ...like this was a computer lottery. My computer choked and I ended up with nothing. So much for my complete collection of RPs. This frustrated thousands of collectors without a doubt.
Whew, it was a process, but got one. US Mint Email confirmation time stamp 9:15pst
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Got one
ORDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Dear Valued Customer:
We are processing your recent order placed with the United States Mint. You will receive a confirmation email with more details within 24 hours.
Thank you for shopping with the United States Mint.
Order Number: USM07234XXX
Credit card charged
I'm going to need Valium to calm down, that was a trip.
It should be classified as an Olympic event. I mean the hurdles and all!
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They were for anyone who walked into the room. Then you were sent to another room to get into the line to get one. I guess it was done this way to keep order.
Good thing my other hobby is tequila....I need a drink now
Got one with free shipping but it was brutal. Like the old days of site crashing.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
9:15 E-mail as here as well. We had to be close to the last. Wondering what the final sell out time actually was?
I lucked out and got one, I don't have a PCGS account, I've never sent a coin in to be graded, will there be a big difference in the afterma
Ever Onward
Sweet. Now I know.
Just to clarify....
When did the room open for number distribution? Did everyone have a shot (i.e,, starting at 10 for early bird) or did they hand out numbers to dealers prior to that.
Thanks very much for the info.
Keep> @cruisersk1 said:
I believe their is an issue with it being in your cart already. You have to go back to the 2019 palladium thread to find the answer. I don’t remember but I do know it will not let you check out with an unavailable item in your cart. Raufus might remember.
Box of 20
As I recall, for a while if one was in the cart you could check it out during the brief sales windows at 07:00. Did this for a while on a few accounts. Then - and I'd have to read the thread for details - that no longer worked and you had to start from square one.
I have two accounts with a coin in the cart. I'll see if there is a window tomorrow and, if so, how it works out.
I had the same problem as others with the stored CC info not populating. It ended up being faster to just manually type in my CC info.
I will add, that I had only ME, with ONE device at work ordering this. Apparently I got super lucky judging by the other posts here.
Collector, occasional seller
I went to check out right as it went on sale 11:00 my time and got this message for 16 minutes straight.
And I refreshed multiple time before reloading from the main sit and everytime I went to checkout all I get is this message. Until 11:16 ct when I get the message "This item has sold out."
Ahhhhhh!
Why I was ready and waiting on the coin page before it was up for sale. This is not fair. I only wanted one.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/showcase/6602
Got at least one so far
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Maybe someone could answer this for me since I never fool with modern coins...but what is the point in paying such a big premium for as many of these as you can get your hands on? Are you trying to get them in certain holders, PR70 maybe for the big bucks? I did get 2 confirmed and don't really care about that...I just want my piece of da pie, but am merely curious.
Early American Copper, Bust and Seated.
Thank you all for posting you order numbers, (even if you cross out the last three numbers as long as it's within 999) I will be sending in an automated script which will be cancelling your web order today!
Ouch... That would be a hard way to learn a lesson wouldn't it?
Just kidding,. Ya sure, he was kidding,,, wasn't he, it's not like he knows my name or anything...?
Great for all the honest folk that got one today, as for the others,, well one of God's Angel's is waiting for you!
Fighting the Fight for 11 Years with the big "C" - Never Ever Give Up!
Member PCGS Open Forum board 2002 - 2006 (closed end of 2006) Current board since 2006 Successful trades with many members, over the past two decades, never a bad deal.
The struggle was real.
Got one after countless refreshing.
My father came up empty and has himself on the edge of a Mint induced stroke.
Blames the Deep State.
A friend was able to get another for me; will save the old man this time.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Mine still in processing 7203xxx.
Confirmed, yay!!
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
You had me laughing at your phrase "Mint induced stroke". I've never had one of those, but then again I almost had one in 2008 when I ordered two of the 2008-W burnished Silver Eagles and both were the Reverse of 2007 variety.
Does anyone know many of these coins the mint is bringing to Baltimore?
I'm not there. This is what my co-worker said.
500
i went from one in the bag to shipping info to credit card info and then it crashed at the end of my credit card info then to im sorry this product is sold out and you have nothing in your bag. im done with buying from the mint
THE POINT: PROFIT.
"I remember that coin, I flipped it on Ebay for only $425 and now it's over $1500."
I received the order confirmation email at 1:19.
Oops, something went wrong is going to be my catchphrase for the day at work.
I got one after 15 minutes of fighting, but annoyed that it defaulted to the highest shipping level. Oh well, at least I got one.
Was trying on two systems, noticed that the system that checked out as guest worked, the one I was logged on my mint account did not. It was a race to see which one got there first.
Got the submitted e-mail earlier and the confirmation e-mail timestamped 1:12 p.m.
I am more optimistic, but with all the website craziness today, I am not celebrating until this coin actually arrives in the mail.
Cool, so I should be asking 3k for my pair?
Early American Copper, Bust and Seated.
Got a mint email it shipped !! Oh, it was my 5 oz. pucks...
Somebody on another thread quoted my e-mail to the Mint from October 10, I can't believe I kinda hit the nail right on the head so many weeks ago!
"Dear Customer Service,
I am writing to comment about your newly-announced American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, to go on sale on November 14. The 30,000 mintage limit is way too small for all of the people who will want this coin. I fear that I will be on your website that day and try to order one, and yet still get shut out because of the expected heavy volume of orders. Please consider upping the production on this issue to a more reasonable number, like 100,000. Honestly, if I miss out on getting this coin, I'm never buying another silver eagle from the Mint again."
Got one at 12:03!! Got my email confirmation!! Went back to the website - BOOOOM _ CRAAAAASHED! I got mine! The line for these things in Baltimore is going to be NUTS!!!
poof, sol
have the same message but I am leaving it there to remind over and over about buying direct from the mint
Kennedys are my quest...
LOL, I suspect you'll have more luck writing to Santa.
Get over it, I don't think they care if you don't order from them again. I cannot wait for the next time I get the chance to spent 20 min and $70 to make $$$$! Be thankful that opportunity exists.
PS If I worked for the Mint and had the ability, I would Block your name and account from all future SE sales to help you live up to your threat!
So frustrated to waste that time and energy to come up blank. Makes me wonder if there’s anything I could’ve done differently. Enter in cc info manually rather than try to populate? Never touch the refresh button after my order processing thing turned to oops something went wrong? What a tremendous let down and waste of time. The mint should just hold a lottery for purchase option. Have everybody submit email address for entry, send out emails to the lucky 30k that they have the option to purchase in a 24 hour period and then have regular sale for the remainder. Seems more efficient than the $&@! show I just witnessed.
LOL. In the end a near-miracle occurred and the e-mails I got make me think I got one, so don't block me, I ain't out of silver eagle collecting just yet! Gimme some sympathy, I've been collecting these since 1986 and I aspire to have a complete set one day (am missing the 95-W)
Does anyone know what exactly is the difference between the order received and the order confirmed email? I'm assuming the latter means that the credit card was run and the order will be shipped?
I wonder what premium COA #00001 will pull?
2 out of 4 for me, I'll take a 50% success rate considering the nightmare that it was. One was actually easier to get using a $75 mint e-gift certificate that I purchased yesterday... go figure! We'll see what tomorrow morning can bring if anything.
Whole lotta ASE PTSD going on.
Hypervigilance, preoccupation with the trauma, upcoming nightmares and now the panic begins on eBay for the buyers and on the BST as the sellers try to get their commitments filled.