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  • Rc5280Rc5280 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alaura22 said:
    Another thing I noticed
    If you look at the picture for the coin it shows a W mint mark but in the description it says Philadelphia?

    That's a little privy in honor of Adolph Weinman, the designer of Walking Liberty for the half & ASE. It looks like a W.

    The Mint Mark P is on the reverse.

  • Mr Lindy Mr Lindy Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Red button is lit

    Still says HHL 1 for me & Release date 2-26-2026

    My limit of one was met a couple weeks ago and I see nothing on my account that its eminently shipping.

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was just able to add it to my bag and it was gone before I could check out.I have no idea how long it was up

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, this is bizzare.

    I would go back to it multiple times it would say, add too bag, I would add to bag, then I would try to check out. It would say it's no longer available. Then I would empty the cart & try it again. It would say add to bag and then no longer available. I don't know what is going on. That is so bizarre.

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • WALLEWALLE Posts: 340 ✭✭✭✭

    Just was on the mint site, EVERTHING was available.

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 4:59AM

    I was about to stop trying. Then, on the tenth or fifteenth attempt, it worked

    Finally.

    Back to bed.

    It's still up.

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • Mr Lindy Mr Lindy Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭✭✭

    2026 W ASE Enhanced Unc mintage 90k limit 10 finally lost Red Button.

    Been continuously lit & because of this I'd occasionally add another one. I'm at 4 of 10 possible now.
    April 21 2026 launch.
    Sleeper at $169 ounce for 999 fine silver ?

    But will I keep order or cancel it ?
    I actually do not know.

    Where's silver spot at in 50 days ?

    If silver tanks will there be enough time for inflated issue price to officially deflate ?

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 5:47AM

    In the course of the 10 or 15 attempts it took me to check out this morning, I accidentally ended up with 2 in my order confirmation. I must have forgotten to empty my cart before I tried adding another one at some point.

    Curious as to your opinions as to whether I should call them Mint to remove one of the subscriptions since it is over the household limit or just leave it alone, assuming that they will reduce it to the just one that I was charged for.

    I know that a bunch of you have more than one in your cart, but I believe you placed them there before there was a household limit, whereas my two were placed after the household limit was imposed.

    I am just concerned if I call them mint that they will screw something up and not be able to add it back to the cart since right now it is unavailable

    On the other hand, in general, when you order more than the household limit of an item upon release, I believe they will cancel the order.

    Thx for any thoughts on this.

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Raufus said:
    In the course of the 10 or 15 attempts it took me to check out this morning, I accidentally ended up with 2 in my order confirmation. I must have forgotten to empty my cart before I tried adding another one at some point.

    Curious as to your opinions as to whether I should call them Mint to remove one of the subscriptions since it is over the household limit or just leave it alone, assuming that they will reduce it to the just one that I was charged for.

    I know that a bunch of you have more than one in your cart, but I believe you placed them there before there was a household limit, whereas my two were placed after the household limit was imposed.

    I am just concerned if I call them mint that they will screw something up and not be able to add it back to the cart since right now it is unavailable

    On the other hand, in general, when you order more than the household limit of an item upon release, I believe they will cancel the order.

    Thx for any thoughts on this.

    .
    Go to MANAGE MY SUBSCRIPTIONS, you should be able to adjust it to 1.

  • johntjohnt Posts: 97 ✭✭✭

    If it's two that are duplicates, you could just put one on pause.

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Please forgive the likely basic question, but is there a way to get email notifications when a new post is posted on this (or any) thread?

    Thx!

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Raufus said:
    Please forgive the likely basic question, but is there a way to get email notifications when a new post is posted on this (or any) thread?

    Thx!

    'Bookmark' the thread of interest. To do this, select the 'star' to the right of the 'gear' icon.

    Then, set your "notification preferences" to your desired settings. To do this:
    ~ go to your profile page (i.e., https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Raufus);
    ~ select "Edit Profile"

    ~ select "Notification Preferences";
    ~ go to the "Post" section, and make your choices for new comments on bookmarked posts (i.e., notification 'and/or' e-mail).

  • Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 801 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Heubschgold said:
    NP my order history also shows the pictured congrats 2026 set. Philadelphia

    Processing probably just means that my credit card is being checked,not that it's processing to ship.

    Yes, this is how they have been available lately, randomly and quite intermittently for very short periods -- perhaps due to some who cancel or pause their sub when they got the recent notice and looked at the current price. Well done.

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the info!

    After all that, I inadvertently got the 2025, instead, which I have now canceled. So I am back to square one.

    Ugh

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 30,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alaura22 said:
    Another thing I noticed
    If you look at the picture for the coin it shows a W mint mark but in the description it says Philadelphia?

    That's an AW for the Walking Liberty designer's initials.



    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.
  • Mr Lindy Mr Lindy Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭✭✭

    26 Philly Congrats Linky :

    https://www.usmint.gov/congratulations-set-subscription-NP.html

    I agree people are not happy with price and may be canceling or pausing. I am not happy with price, but if HHL drops I may add another one just to insure I get a flawless one or two or...

    @Raufus said:
    Thanks for the info!

    After all that, I inadvertently got the 2025, instead, which I have now canceled. So I am back to square one.

    Ugh

  • zeeshzeesh Posts: 69 ✭✭✭

    @Raufus said:
    Thanks for the info!

    After all that, I inadvertently got the 2025, instead, which I have now canceled. So I am back to square one.

    Ugh

    the subscription won't list a year even if you subscribe from the 2025 page. did you accidentally just buy the coins and not the subscription?

    @Mr Lindy said:
    2026 W ASE Enhanced Unc mintage 90k limit 10 finally lost Red Button.

    this one has a product limit of 90K not mintage limit.

  • Mr Lindy Mr Lindy Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 11:40AM

    I think theres two or three 2026 products discussed in this 26 Congrads thread.

    Here's the 2026 W Unc max 90k HHL 10 linky & Red Button is lit up again

    ;^)

    https://www.usmint.gov/american-eagle-silver-one-ounce-uncirculated-coin-subscription-MT.html

    Bonus linky 1776~2026 Unc Mint Set 190K no max HHL RED BUTTON is still lit up for 39 minutes now :

    https://www.usmint.gov/uncirculated-coin-set-subscription-MW.html

    Red button gone again ... Was lit for one hour.

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:

    @alaura22 said:
    Another thing I noticed
    If you look at the picture for the coin it shows a W mint mark but in the description it says Philadelphia?

    That's an AW for the Walking Liberty designer's initials.

    I disagree that the W is for the designer
    If you look at the 2025 it shows an aw on the obverse which IS the designers initials
    But on the 2026 it only shows a W
    They don't have a picture of the reverse on the coin
    I just changed my sub to 1 bc it showed 3, I'm worried that if I left it at 3 and the limit is one they might have scraped to order altogether.

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 1:07PM

    My bad, I clicked through all the pics and now I see the AW
    Sorry
    Edied to add:
    The the 1st pic only shows a W

  • HeubschgoldHeubschgold Posts: 266 ✭✭✭

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Heubschgold said:

    Yes, but look at the 1st pic, it only shows a W

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks so much for all the info!

    The ones that I got this morning ssid 2025 and charged me.

    It came up again later this afternoon. This time I got the subscription. The confirmed order is for the subscription and it did not bill me yet. When I click on that link , it goes to the 2026.

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • Rc5280Rc5280 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Repeat 10 times: AW = Adolph Weinman.
    .

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rc5280 said:
    Repeat 10 times: AW = Adolph Weinman.
    .

    Repeat 20 times W W W

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 30,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alaura22 said:

    @Heubschgold said:

    Yes, but look at the 1st pic, it only shows a W

    @alaura22 said:

    @Heubschgold said:

    Yes, but look at the 1st pic, it only shows a W

    It's just the angle in the artistic rendition. It's an AW not a W in reality.



    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.
  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • Rc5280Rc5280 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Repeat 20 times W W W"

    Do you have any "W" Mint marked ASE's by chance? How about an "S"?

    If so, take them out and have a look. Where is the mintmark located?
    .

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 4:34PM

    @grote15 said:

    @alaura22 said:

    @Heubschgold said:

    Yes, but look at the 1st pic, it only shows a W

    @alaura22 said:

    @Heubschgold said:

    Yes, but look at the 1st pic, it only shows a W

    It's just the angle in the artistic rendition. It's an AW not a W in reality.

    This. Look how wide the center of the AW is in that drawing.

    If it were a W, you should really load up on them them it's a new type with the mint mark moved to the obverse.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why doesn't everyone agree that the mint showed the wrong picture in the 1st shot
    it's not an AW :oB)>:) It's a W only

    _Do you have any "W" Mint marked ASE's by chance? How about an "S"?

    If so, take them out and have a look. Where is the mintmark located?_

    I know where the mint mark is

    Moving on

  • fathomfathom Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭✭✭

    IMO its hard to stomach the pricing regardless of the mintage. They jumped the gun.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2026 7:35PM

    @alaura22 said:
    Why doesn't everyone agree that the mint showed the wrong picture in the 1st shot
    it's not an AW :oB)>:) It's a W only

    _Do you have any "W" Mint marked ASE's by chance? How about an "S"?

    If so, take them out and have a look. Where is the mintmark located?_

    I know where the mint mark is

    Moving on

    The Mint mark is on the reverse. I don't understand this comment. The AW is on the obverse, as you see it in the original photo.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • HeubschgoldHeubschgold Posts: 266 ✭✭✭

    @fathom said:
    IMO its hard to stomach the pricing regardless of the mintage. They jumped the gun.

    Yeah, it is over the moon, but dollar cost averaging and accumulated past credit card rewards bucks helps amortize the costs !

    Hard to beat the casino.

  • RAWcoinRAWcoin Posts: 92 ✭✭✭

    So far the big boys have purchased 3,679 of the 2026 Congratulations Set ,
    and the ATS for them is now zero.
    Hoping it stays that way!

  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • I Wish i had more friends to help buy some of these then> @jmlanzaf said:

    @NotSure said:
    'One set shipped per year per subscription'

    That doesn't overrule the HHL, if that's what you're thinking

    i've heard this before too that eventhough you have a subsciption on a coin, you can also buy it on release day and effectively bypass the HHL. has anyone tried this and succeeded?

  • johntjohnt Posts: 97 ✭✭✭

    Unless the limit has been lifted, you will not be able to exceed 1 in this case. you may be able to put it in your cart, but it will be rejected on the final order page.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @goldenboy89 said:
    I Wish i had more friends to help buy some of these then> @jmlanzaf said:

    @NotSure said:
    'One set shipped per year per subscription'

    That doesn't overrule the HHL, if that's what you're thinking

    i've heard this before too that eventhough you have a subsciption on a coin, you can also buy it on release day and effectively bypass the HHL. has anyone tried this and succeeded?

    No. It happened once, when the Mint screwed up and they then canceled them.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • Rc5280Rc5280 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RAWcoin said:
    So far the big boys have purchased 3,679 of the 2026 Congratulations Set ,
    and the ATS for them is now zero.
    Hoping it stays that way!

    Today, the 17th was their last day to place an order. Their limit was 4000 coins, they're done.
    I was surprised that they didn't buy all 4k on day one - the 12th. Maybe all 4k coins were not doled out?
    Next week's report should reflect the balance of those 4k coins, along with all the Subs & ats sales soon enough.

  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Less than a week to go before release and eBay presales are running tepid to lukewarm.

    Many happy BST transactions
  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cheezhed said:
    Less than a week to go before release and eBay presales are running tepid to lukewarm.

    At what price, though? I see sales @ $270, though not a lot of them. That's a healthy flip if you can pull it off. I wouldn't expect them to sell for much more than that.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @cheezhed said:
    Less than a week to go before release and eBay presales are running tepid to lukewarm.

    At what price, though? I see sales @ $270, though not a lot of them. That's a healthy flip if you can pull it off. I wouldn't expect them to sell for much more than that.

    I was expecting $300 range or so

    Many happy BST transactions
  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cheezhed said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @cheezhed said:
    Less than a week to go before release and eBay presales are running tepid to lukewarm.

    At what price, though? I see sales @ $270, though not a lot of them. That's a healthy flip if you can pull it off. I wouldn't expect them to sell for much more than that.

    I was expecting $300 range or so

    $270 is in the $300 range. Lol. You may see a spike when they are officially sold out.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • NJCoinNJCoin Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @cheezhed said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @cheezhed said:
    Less than a week to go before release and eBay presales are running tepid to lukewarm.

    At what price, though? I see sales @ $270, though not a lot of them. That's a healthy flip if you can pull it off. I wouldn't expect them to sell for much more than that.

    I was expecting $300 range or so

    $270 is in the $300 range. Lol. You may see a spike when they are officially sold out.

    This ^^^. It's REALLY unreasonable to expect big premiums on a pre-sale before they are actually sold out.

    Both because you have a shot to be able to get them at issue price, AND because the seller might either renege if they are priced too low or cancel because they can't get product without taking a loss. The real action does not begin until they actually sell out, and then when sellers have confirmed inventory to sell.

    What you are seeing now are really preliminary indications of interest from unknowledgeable buyers. Because knowledgeable buyers don't mess around with pre-sales from sellers with feedback in the low double digits.

    FDOI PR70 slabs from large sellers at around $700 are more along the lines of what I expect from this, and eBay has several completed sales in that range. Raw will go well above $300 once they sell out in less than 10 minutes. Where they go from there is anyone's guess, but it won't be towards $270 in the short run.

  • Mr Lindy Mr Lindy Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 21, 2026 9:37AM

    Been up since 221 AM and saw that forever on TV guy on CSN selling his Mayflower 25c rolls. Blah, blah blah, and then near the end of his half hour infomercial he said the 1776~2026 Dual Date ASE will be worth $300, $400, even $1,000"
    Got me thinking I need another coffee & I got to buy a stack of them dual date ASEs for just $173 as they are just limited half a million stamped out.

    Alot people get their coin collector info from 230 AM guy.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Mr Lindy said:
    Been up since 221 AM and saw that forever on TV guy on CSN selling his Mayflower 25c rolls. Blah, blah blah, and then near the end of his half hour infomercial he said the 1776~2026 Dual Date ASE will be worth $300, $400, even $1,000"
    Got me thinking I need another coffee & I got to buy a stack of them dual date ASEs for just $173 as they are just limited half a million stamped out.

    Alot people get their coin collector info from 230 AM guy.

    The problem is that we don't have access to their customer list.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • NJCoinNJCoin Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 21, 2026 10:48AM

    @Mr Lindy said:
    Been up since 221 AM and saw that forever on TV guy on CSN selling his Mayflower 25c rolls. Blah, blah blah, and then near the end of his half hour infomercial he said the 1776~2026 Dual Date ASE will be worth $300, $400, even $1,000"
    Got me thinking I need another coffee & I got to buy a stack of them dual date ASEs for just $173 as they are just limited half a million stamped out.

    Alot people get their coin collector info from 230 AM guy.

    And, if only there were 500K of those people ready, willing and able to write a check, maybe what that guy was saying would come true. But the fact remains, many of them are just insomniacs, like you, and very few of them actually pull the trigger. Like you.

    Enough to allow that guy to continue to buy TV time and make money, but not enough to absorb 500K ounces of silver at whatever he is selling them for, let alone $173 each.

  • BaycityBaycity Posts: 63 ✭✭✭

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ 9:30 I just got a notice that my CC was charged $175 from the US Mint
    I guess I got 1 :)

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