Mint changes my subscription quantity for half dollar rolls

Schmitz7

Anyone else notice a change in subscription quantities from the mint on already locked in subscriptions? There had been a limit of 10 roll sets via subscription for the P&D half dollars, which I locked in a few months ago. Now as of today, they have lowered my subscription to 2 roll sets. In the past the mint has always shipped your valid subscription quantity at the time you made it. Interesting and suspect practices now.

mbr33

@Schmitz7 said:
Anyone else notice a change in subscription quantities from the mint on already locked in subscriptions? There had been a limit of 10 roll sets via subscription for the P&D half dollars, which I locked in a few months ago. Now as of today, they have lowered my subscription to 2 roll sets. In the past the mint has always shipped your valid subscription quantity at the time you made it. Interesting and suspect practices now.

They knocked mine down from 3 to 2 last week sometime. Product limit of 60,000 and a current ATS number at 59,950. I'm sure you'll be able to get whatever you need after the 24 hour HHL is lifted on this one.

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HATTRICK

Mint changing to policy for sales of in demand products to 1 or 2 HHL to allow the general collector a fair chance to get them. The low level flippers are only good for inflating prices. It's time to stomp them out. Their only value is being a thorn in the side of collectors.

smuglr

@Schmitz7 said:
Anyone else notice a change in subscription quantities from the mint on already locked in subscriptions? There had been a limit of 10 roll sets via subscription for the P&D half dollars, which I locked in a few months ago. Now as of today, they have lowered my subscription to 2 roll sets. In the past the mint has always shipped your valid subscription quantity at the time you made it. Interesting and suspect practices now.

Yes, I posted about this April 24 on the Enduring Liberty 2026 SemiQ 2 roll set thread advising people to check their subs and resub if necessary while they were avaialable because mine had been cut from 10 to zero. I was able to sign up for two, but had been counting on the option of up to ten.

What I am waiting for is to see if this same thing happens with the uncirculated, proof, and silver proof sets. Fair? Yes, if it is across the board, but my half dollar rolls were dropped to zero, I was just lucky subscriptions were open, probably because of all the cancellations, but if I hadn't noticed I'd be at zero.
(edited to add second paragraph)

jmlanzaf

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[1] https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/flipping
[2] https://tangem.com/en/glossary/flipping/
[3] https://www.bitget.com/es/academy/12560603879309
[4] https://www.ledger.com/academy/glossary/flipping
[5] https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense/posts/1260756628242336/
[6] https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/np9d75/whats_the_difference_between_scalpers_and_flippers/
[7] https://www.bitget.com/academy/crypto-flipping-strategies-comprehensive-guide-america-2026
[8] https://www.beemoneysavvy.com/the-evolution-of-gold-coin-flipping-can-it-still-generate-profits-in-a-changing-market/

Old_Collector

@Schmitz7 said:
Anyone else notice a change in subscription quantities from the mint on already locked in subscriptions? There had been a limit of 10 roll sets via subscription for the P&D half dollars, which I locked in a few months ago. Now as of today, they have lowered my subscription to 2 roll sets. In the past the mint has always shipped your valid subscription quantity at the time you made it. Interesting and suspect practices now.

Yup, I was also changed from 10 subs to 2. I think that there will be plenty of additional to pick up in the days after release.