anyone order their 2011 proof sets today?

tahoe98 · January 11, 2011 8:13AM

ricko · January 11, 2011 9:13AM

No. Cheers, RickO

Batman23 · January 11, 2011 9:14AM

Nope. I do want the proof cent though. I still need the proof 2010 for the dansco also. I will pick these up from ebay after the frenzy settles down.

tahoe98 · January 11, 2011 9:23AM

...i'm shootin' for the silver. i think on the 25th

oilstates2003 · January 11, 2011 9:45AM

Pass....

pocketpiececommems · January 11, 2011 9:52AM

JedPlanchet · January 11, 2011 10:04AM

I'll wait for the Mint set in a couple of weeks to save on shipping.

jdimmick · January 11, 2011 10:14AM

I ordered 6 sets for the store

Eagleguy · January 11, 2011 10:14AM

<< I'll wait for the Mint set in a couple of weeks to save on shipping. >>

Ditto!

JH

MsMorrisine · January 11, 2011 10:29AM

Did anyone else forget to cancel their subscriptions?

messydesk · January 11, 2011 10:39AM

Plenty early for the secondary market to have these quite a bit cheaper by fall, I'd think.

Loupe · January 11, 2011 10:45AM

nada

Juan · January 11, 2011 12:17PM

I take it that the subject set is the clad junk?

oldfolkie · January 11, 2011 12:30PM

Nope, I cancelled all my subscriptions and I'm done with overpriced, worthless products. And you know what, after 40 years it's feelin' pretty good.

robkool · January 11, 2011 12:44PM

I will try to hold off all my orders, till they offer the mint sets, & silver proof sets later on... Just to save on the postage & handling.

Swampboy · January 11, 2011 1:14PM

<< I take it that the subject set is the clad junk? >>

Silver Proof sets go on sale 1/25/11.

smokincoin · January 11, 2011 2:57PM

<< I take it that the subject set is the clad junk? >>

Batman23 · January 11, 2011 4:42PM

<< I take it that the subject set is the clad junk? >>

WOW!!

First post since you joined in January 2007?

droopyd · January 11, 2011 5:33PM

Nahh, I'll just buy a PDS set of cents cut from sets in the aftermarket.

Twobitcollector · January 11, 2011 8:25PM

jsf · January 11, 2011 8:29PM

I did not buy any proof sets last year, just two silver sets. That's all the mint will get out of me again this year unless they come up with something real special.

Thank goodness I've only got one group of '99-'09 MS sets and one '09 proof set left to sell and I'll be down to NO run-of-the-mill mint stuff left. Shameless plug, PM me!

I wish there was a better way to warn newbies about the hazard of initially going overboard for some of this stuff, ...from one who knows.

I hope your housecleaning for 2010 went well.

nutmeg · January 11, 2011 9:31PM

My girlfriend and I each ordered the 2010 mint set and 2010 unc. National Parks quarter set last year.
When they arrived everything was crap. Bits of stray cardboard and dust, human hair and who knows what else covered the coins. There wasn't a single nice coin worth keeping. Everything got sent back for a refund. So I'll never order sets from the mint again.
Later my girlfriend bought a nice looking 2010 mint set at a coin show cheaper than the mint charged.

giorgio11 · January 11, 2011 9:51PM

<< Nope, I cancelled all my subscriptions and I'm done with overpriced, worthless products. And you know what, after 40 years it's feelin' pretty good. >>

Same here, I'm done throwin' money at Ye Olde Mint

fishcooker · January 12, 2011 12:07AM

I'm gonna wait and see how much my state quarters rise, before committing more money.

tahoe98 · January 12, 2011 3:42AM

<< I'm gonna wait and see how much my state quarters rise, before committing more money. >>

...i trust you're talkin' about the silver ones?

PTVETTER · January 12, 2011 6:09AM

100 for the coin shop

telephoto1 · January 12, 2011 6:11AM

<< 100 for the coin shop >>

Ditto... gotta have 'em for the folks. We'll be doing the same with the silvers later this month.

pitboss · January 12, 2011 6:20AM

<< Nope, I cancelled all my subscriptions and I'm done with overpriced, worthless products. And you know what, after 40 years it's feelin' pretty good. >>

Me too after that experience with the 2010 W proof eagles. I just got all my money back. I don't want their garbage any more.

PinkFloyd · January 12, 2011 6:22AM

Meh. I have little to no interest in clad coinage at the moment.

Juan · January 12, 2011 6:28AM

The US Mint's website doesn't say if they are silver proofs (they aren't) but says they are polished etc. They're junk, coins for a third world country. Silver when it was in circulation made one feel like they ahd something in their pocket, heavy, a nice ring placing the money on the sales counter and really looked good. I wish they'd never done away with silver but today if they minted silver, there wouldn't be any around because we'd all be saving them. I don't know of any country that has silver in circulation. Course, I could say that gold should be but....
Actually, I agree with one of the politicians that we should go back to the gold standard. Sigh...those were the good old days. When I was poor I had a $20 gold certificate and rather than spend it I gave it to a friend for $20, it really didn't matter because if I'd kept it, my son would have taken it...

telephoto1 · January 17, 2011 4:36AM

FYI... we got our sets today (1/17) via UPS. Ordered on the 11th. That's warp speed turnaround for the Mint.

bstat1020 · January 17, 2011 5:08AM

I have a subscription for one proof and one uncirc set. I was doing 3 of each until several years ago.

BeeMan · January 17, 2011 5:11AM

I stopped getting proof sets last year.

Constantine · January 17, 2011 5:17AM

The general census of sentiments could be that they are over priced, waste of money, can be purchased cheaper later like most other mint products.....This would be my opinion too.

YET, if we think it, and the general public feels it too, then maybe orders will be less this year and it will be a lower mintage. Oh wait, that is me trying to dig too deep here. I think we are in a period of collecting where regarding moderm Mint products; if there are 800,000 sets or 1,200,000 sets, it makes little difference to collectors in the secondary market. That used to mean more to collectors years ago including myself. It still seems like if any number available in the hundreds of thousands it is just too many right now. I understand that these are made to order, but still the secondary market is very soft for prior issues. Proof and Uncirculated sets just seem like a waste of money these days and have been in general for a while. Sure, there are some winners like the 1999 Silver, but still.

With all that being said, I forgot about my subscription and it filled. So be it, I suppose.

MaineJim · January 17, 2011 5:21AM

Cancelled for 2011 - I'll pick them up at a show where I can get a nice set.

Maine_Jim

PTVETTER · January 17, 2011 5:25AM

got my sets today also 1/17

tahoe98 · January 17, 2011 6:27AM

...i was looking on the mint web site to change my subscriptions (cut some out) but couldn't find the info

except for calling into customer service. are we not able to adjust the subscriptions on-line? anyone know

thanks for any help.

Res · January 17, 2011 7:06AM

<< ...i was looking on the mint web site to change my subscriptions (cut some out) but couldn't find the info

except for calling into customer service. are we not able to adjust the subscriptions on-line? anyone know

thanks for any help.

>>

Sign in to "my account" go to "my subscriptions" There is a hyper-link on that page for "cancel subscription"

You can't lower the subscription quantity though. You need to cancel one and create another one for the correct amount.

19Lyds · January 17, 2011 7:42AM

<< The general census of sentiments could be that they are over priced, waste of money, can be purchased cheaper later like most other mint products.....This would be my opinion too. >>

The ONLY reason I order Proof and Unc Sets, anymore, is for the lottery ticket possibility on getting an error. Other than that, the quality generally sucks and the sets are way over priced.

I'm also not a big fan of these multi-lens sets and have a big disdain for the packaging on the UNC Sets. They're bulky and cumbersome and difficult to store. However, I am elated that they dropped that Satin Finish since the quality was terrible on most of the coins and it created nothing but SMS/NON-SMS contention at the grading services.

Oh yeah, my 5 set subscription "just" shipped today. Prolly cause I canceled my standing 10 set subscription and opened a 5 set subscription shortly after the pricing announcement.

tahoe98 · January 17, 2011 8:13AM

<< 

<< ...i was looking on the mint web site to change my subscriptions (cut some out) but couldn't find the info

except for calling into customer service. are we not able to adjust the subscriptions on-line? anyone know

thanks for any help.

>>

Sign in to "my account" go to "my subscriptions" There is a hyper-link on that page for "cancel subscription"

You can't lower the subscription quantity though. You need to cancel one and create another one for the correct amount. >>

...thanks res.

richbeat · January 17, 2011 8:40AM

<< I will try to hold off all my orders, till they offer the mint sets, & silver proof sets later on... Just to save on the postage & handling. >>

Same here!!!

MsMorrisine · January 19, 2011 1:55PM

I finally opened my 2011 proof set.

I'm glad I did.

"rinse spot" free on every coin!

best set yet.

plus, they stopped the carboard inserts. no more flecks of cardboard.

also, the plastic cases are easier to open. (still using the same method: twist to get a gap and then use a box cutter)

I found this out because I thought I had a killer strike through, but it was just a defect on the inner plastic insert.

CaptHenway · January 19, 2011 2:37PM

I saw a set today and was a little disappointed in the quarters. The designs are so full that there is very little mirror field to contrast the frosted image. The Olympic and Glacier were the worst from that aspect, with just a little sky above the mountains. I suspect that they will look better on the circulating version, but the Proof just doesn't cut it.
MOO
TD

anyone order their 2011 proof sets today?

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