I'm old enough to remember when a same day (or a few hour) sellout was considered a smashing success...funny how recent events (and internet flippers) have warped our sensibilities!
I'm also old enough to remember when the TV had 6 channels...and went dark at around 2 in the morning!
@RichR said:
I'm old enough to remember when a same day (or a few hour) sellout was considered a smashing success...funny how recent events (and internet flippers) have warped our sensibilities!
I'm also old enough to remember when the TV had 6 channels...and went dark at around 2 in the morning!
Hey, I remember all that! We both must be older than dirt. But…I need to run now. I’ve got to fill out my delivery card for the milkman tomorrow.
@RichR said:
I'm old enough to remember when a same day (or a few hour) sellout was considered a smashing success...funny how recent events (and internet flippers) have warped our sensibilities!
I'm also old enough to remember when the TV had 6 channels...and went dark at around 2 in the morning!
Hey, I remember all that! We both must be older than dirt. But…I need to run now. I’ve got to fill out my delivery card for the milkman tomorrow.
And don't forget the block of ice for the ice box and open the trap door for the coal delivery
Yeah, I remember those days too.........
I saw a colorizing machine in the Japanese Mint. there was a foam stamper. It looks like the Dairy Queen ice cream cone but with the top to a point instead of a twirl. It stamps paint off a pad and onto the coin just like the old rubber stamps work.
BTW...has the Mint ever revealed how they're colorizing elements? What does that machine look like?
Could not locate any information specific to the "Purple Heart" coin.
FWIW, the Mint outsourced the colorization of the Basketball coins to LulaRose. Reference
Edited to Add: CoinWorld indicates that the colorization process for the "Purple Heart" coin is "a post-strike application by an outside vendor". Link
For some reason I thought they woulda colorized the 50c, like with olive green uniform (and maybe the hat on the shadowed obverse) and maybe the purple in the medal. Maybe too busy (with color)?
Retrofitted house for…. Electricity! Braided insulation covered wires run from push button switch box up along the wall and across the ceiling on ceramic insulators.
Example below but imagine the switch with cheap, aged plastic in a switch box attached to the wall.
[Retrofitted house for…. Electricity! Braided insulation covered wires run from push button switch box up along the wall and across the ceiling on ceramic insulators.]
Just don't come out if the shower and reach for that box!
@RichR said:
I'm old enough to remember when a same day (or a few hour) sellout was considered a smashing success...funny how recent events (and internet flippers) have warped our sensibilities!
I'm also old enough to remember when the TV had 6 channels...and went dark at around 2 in the morning!
Hey, I remember all that! We both must be older than dirt. But…I need to run now. I’ve got to fill out my delivery card for the milkman tomorrow.
And don't forget the block of ice for the ice box and open the trap door for the coal delivery
Yeah, I remember those days too.........
Yes and that was luxurious compared to my wife's early days in Italy. No heat or running water, outhouse with no lights in the cold of winter, and ironing sheets with cast iron heated in the fireplace to be warm enough to go to sleep at night. Their school was an old castle. I can not even imagine living like that.
" If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. " The 1st Law of Opposition from The Firesign Theater
I took a moment this morning to look at the Mint inventory of these coins over time to gauge overall interest; I had expected these coins to sell out almost immediately. The numbers on this graph come from everyone's posts since yesterday at Noon. So far there is a fair number of coins available. Thanks to @MsMorrisine for showing us how to track available inventory. I purchased this coin for its beauty and especially because the coin recognizes our Veterans who were injured in service; an incredibly important commemorative.
These will be my first "colorized" painted coins in my collection. I always thought colored coins were just gaudy looking. I'm hoping this one will just pop and look awesome.
@Batman23 said:
These will be my first "colorized" painted coins in my collection. I always thought colored coins were just gaudy looking. I'm hoping this one will just pop and look awesome.
I thought that about photos of the basketball coins, but in person they arent that bad. I mean what are the colors on that? In 1 case black and white (and not much of that), and in the other case, black, white, and ... basketball.
But I like 'em. Have hi hopes for how these look.
They lifted the HHL and thpthpthp they were gone. Amazing. Cant wait to see the "advanced releases" on this.
Insane. The Colorized Purple Heart Silver Dollar sold out but is now available on eBay for more than double the cost. Yet the previous Purple Heart coins never sold out. I had a busy work day yesterday and couldn’t make the purchase in time.
@SemperFI said:
Insane. The Colorized Purple Heart Silver Dollar sold out but is now available on eBay for more than double the cost. Yet the previous Purple Heart coins never sold out. I had a busy work day yesterday and couldn’t make the purchase in time.
They were available to anyone for 24 hours and onepointfive minutes. Unless you forgot about it you should have been able to sneak in a quick order anytime during that window of availability.
@Batman23 said:
They were available to anyone for 24 hours and onepointfive minutes. Unless you forgot about it you should have been able to sneak in a quick order anytime during that window of availability.
Completely forgot about it last night after a very busy day. I got the real PH anyway. lol
@SemperFI said:
Insane. The Colorized Purple Heart Silver Dollar sold out but is now available on eBay for more than double the cost. Yet the previous Purple Heart coins never sold out. I had a busy work day yesterday and couldn’t make the purchase in time.
They were available to anyone for 24 hours and onepointfive minutes. Unless you forgot about it you should have been able to sneak in a quick order anytime during that window of availability.
Yes, the Mint did a great thing for collectors here! Anyone interested in buying one could casually do it for 24 hours. So all collectors who wanted to add this to their collection (like me) were able to do it. Then the floodgates opened at noon today and the bots and flippers woke up. Everyone should be happy.
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I'm old enough to remember when a same day (or a few hour) sellout was considered a smashing success...funny how recent events (and internet flippers) have warped our sensibilities!
I'm also old enough to remember when the TV had 6 channels...and went dark at around 2 in the morning!
Hey, I remember all that! We both must be older than dirt. But…I need to run now. I’ve got to fill out my delivery card for the milkman tomorrow.
{{Hey, I remember all that! We both must be older than dirt. But…I need to run now. I’ve got to fill out my delivery card for the milkman tomorrow.}}
And pick up your washed, folded, and boxed dress shirts at the laundry!
And don't forget the block of ice for the ice box and open the trap door for the coal delivery
Yeah, I remember those days too.........
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
Wow, you guys are giving me a lot to do now. All I thought I had left to do was get out my old washboard and wring out my laundry.
I saw a colorizing machine in the Japanese Mint. there was a foam stamper. It looks like the Dairy Queen ice cream cone but with the top to a point instead of a twirl. It stamps paint off a pad and onto the coin just like the old rubber stamps work.
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Reminds me of waiting in the street for the Mr Softy truck..............
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
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walk, do not run to the nearest web browser
I don't think these will sell out, at least not anytime soon.
buy them because you like them.
For some reason I thought they woulda colorized the 50c, like with olive green uniform (and maybe the hat on the shadowed obverse) and maybe the purple in the medal. Maybe too busy (with color)?
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Throw back memories.
Retrofitted house for…. Electricity! Braided insulation covered wires run from push button switch box up along the wall and across the ceiling on ceramic insulators.
Example below but imagine the switch with cheap, aged plastic in a switch box attached to the wall.
https://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/products/R-010FD-P-1P_00.jpg
[Retrofitted house for…. Electricity! Braided insulation covered wires run from push button switch box up along the wall and across the ceiling on ceramic insulators.]
Just don't come out if the shower and reach for that box!
Slow and steady sales with the HHL at one.
9,838 remain
And into and out of this 🙀
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Those fuses look a little like my grandmother's house...just stick a penny in them!
"availableCount":10858
"data-available="9350
Didn’t realize that this coin is not even 1 oz. (it’s .859 oz.).
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And the Morgan and peace dollar planchets are .858 oz.
Through great planning they managed to make it impossible to swap the blanks. By .001 oz.
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Where are you seeing this info?
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
Here?
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
don't think it can be done on a phone
It will sell out when the HH limit is increased, probably tomorrow.
I'm on the puter
ok, I see it now says 9108
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
It’s in the post 2 above that one
Yes and that was luxurious compared to my wife's early days in Italy. No heat or running water, outhouse with no lights in the cold of winter, and ironing sheets with cast iron heated in the fireplace to be warm enough to go to sleep at night. Their school was an old castle. I can not even imagine living like that.
I just checked. This is the first time I checked from the computer today so no cacheing involved.
"availableCount":10779,"orderLimit":1,
Edited to add: data-available="8873.0"
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I took a moment this morning to look at the Mint inventory of these coins over time to gauge overall interest; I had expected these coins to sell out almost immediately. The numbers on this graph come from everyone's posts since yesterday at Noon. So far there is a fair number of coins available. Thanks to @MsMorrisine for showing us how to track available inventory. I purchased this coin for its beauty and especially because the coin recognizes our Veterans who were injured in service; an incredibly important commemorative.
I got one on backorder. prob overpriced but it looks cool - will go nicely with my Vietnam commems.
Guessing game time? What time will these go unavailable.
I’ll take 12:15 eastern. 15 minutes. Anyone else?
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Fifteen minutes till noon and the current values are:
availableCount":8476,"orderLimit":1,"
data-available="8147.0"
They're flying off the shelf now!!!
Sold over 8,000 in one or two minutes.
Now dark
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I'm in for two sets total.
USM127393xx noon today
USM127127xx noon yesterday
Dark within two minutes.
"availableCount":8476,"orderLimit":1,
data-available="0.0"
A bit faster than that. If you blinked you missed it.
USM127396 > @Batman23 said:
Picked up 4 units.
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You're 3 order #'s up on me.
Well what do you think about that?
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I think it was a good thing there was a HHL1 for 24 hours. There was evidently a bit more demand for these than I had expected.
These will be my first "colorized" painted coins in my collection. I always thought colored coins were just gaudy looking. I'm hoping this one will just pop and look awesome.
I thought that about photos of the basketball coins, but in person they arent that bad. I mean what are the colors on that? In 1 case black and white (and not much of that), and in the other case, black, white, and ... basketball.
But I like 'em. Have hi hopes for how these look.
They lifted the HHL and thpthpthp
they were gone. Amazing. Cant wait to see the "advanced releases" on this. 
Insane. The Colorized Purple Heart Silver Dollar sold out but is now available on eBay for more than double the cost. Yet the previous Purple Heart coins never sold out. I had a busy work day yesterday and couldn’t make the purchase in time.
They were available to anyone for 24 hours and onepointfive minutes. Unless you forgot about it you should have been able to sneak in a quick order anytime during that window of availability.
Completely forgot about it last night after a very busy day. I got the real PH anyway. lol
Surprised me
I hope those that wanted one got one
Yes, the Mint did a great thing for collectors here! Anyone interested in buying one could casually do it for 24 hours. So all collectors who wanted to add this to their collection (like me) were able to do it. Then the floodgates opened at noon today and the bots and flippers woke up. Everyone should be happy.
I'll wait for a PCGS 70 graded one when they become available later this year.
Stupid question...but I'll ask anyhow...since I never bought a "painted" coin until yesterday (God forgive me)...
Is the colorized material an enamel type material or something else?