@Mark1010 said:
Question on the waiting room. I logged in was put in the waiting room eventually got into the Mint site went to the page for the uncirculated set. Waited for the button to turn from remind me to purchase. It never did at 12:02 I hit the refresh and went back to the waiting room. I assumed the remind me button would turn to add to bag at 12:00. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help.
On the 30th, or yesterday or today? If today, what you did wrong was be a day or two late. They are now gone, and what reappears generally does so at 7:30 a.m., not noon. If the 30th, you would not have been released from the waiting room once in it before noon, so it didn't happen.
If you are released before noon you will get thrown back in at noon. So, as he presented it, it could have happened. It happened to me on the BOM release.
Oh. I thought they put a hold on it on release day, in order to randomize who gets in from the first batch. The one time I experienced it, when I was on the website before they employed the waiting room, I was thrown off the website entirely, and when I tried to log back in, I was in the waiting room until after noon.
Sometimes. As I keep saying, the waiting room is broken. I've bypassed it completely, been thrown into it at noon, and even been in before noon but then got in and stayed in.
Okay. Again, anything is possible. So there are no definitive answers to any questions, because anything can and does happen at any time. So maybe CU should just shut down the forum, since there is nothing to know or share.
I described how the website works when the waiting room is working as intended. Which sound like exactly what happened in this case. Not in your case, where other things happened.
YOU are the one who told him that what he saw couldn't have happened. I simply pointed out that multiple things happen.
I WAS ESSENTIALLY AGREEING WITH YOU. (I should know better.)
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So if I can get to the mint page that shows the coin I want before the noon release time and the button still says remind me, and it goes past noon, how do I get the button to say add to bag. From my experiences if I refresh I get tossed back into the wait room. Should I login at 11:30, get into the Mint main homepage and wait until after 12:00 before I try to go to the page where I can purchase the coin? Or wait until noon and log in then. Thx. Sorry to cause any trouble.
@Mark1010 said:
So if I can get to the mint page that shows the coin I want before the noon release time and the button still says remind me, and it goes past noon, how do I get the button to say add to bag. From my experiences if I refresh I get tossed back into the wait room. Should I login at 11:30, get into the Mint main homepage and wait until after 12:00 before I try to go to the page where I can purchase the coin? Or wait until noon and log in then. Thx. Sorry to cause any trouble.
No trouble. What @jmlanzaf described is an aberration. What you experienced is what is supposed to happen.
You get the button to light up by not hitting the website until the item goes on sale. If there is no waiting room, congratulations! You refresh the page at noon and go buy your coin.
Otherwise, you hit the website a little before noon, enter the waiting room, and wait your turn, with your position randomized at noon when sales begin. Or, you go in any time thereafter, or lose your patience and refresh once you have been assigned a position, and you go straight to the end of the line.
Anything else that happens is a random glitch, so don't assume anyone's random experience will apply to you.
@Mark1010 said:
So if I can get to the mint page that shows the coin I want before the noon release time and the button still says remind me, and it goes past noon, how do I get the button to say add to bag. From my experiences if I refresh I get tossed back into the wait room. Should I login at 11:30, get into the Mint main homepage and wait until after 12:00 before I try to go to the page where I can purchase the coin? Or wait until noon and log in then. Thx. Sorry to cause any trouble.
You can not clear the waiting room before noon. You are supposed to get tossed back into the waiting room. Just refresh at noon or a minute before. If you get lucky and don't get tossed into the room, fine. But you sell likely get thrown into the waiting room because you are supposed to.
There's no point in having a waiting room if u can log in 3 hours early and avoid the waiting room.
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@Raufus said:
This is a cool set. I just opened mine. But, I can't get over how insanely overpriced it is.
Or too cheap...
Nope. They should have sold as many as people were willing to buy, and sold them for $35 each. They are the annual set of circulating coinage.
Not Liberty Bells, or special BOM sets. Turning every effing thing into an expensive limited edition collectible is going to inevitably accelerate the ultimate decline of the hobby, leaving no truly affordable entry point for anyone.
@Raufus said:
This is a cool set. I just opened mine. But, I can't get over how insanely overpriced it is.
Or too cheap...
Nope. They should have sold as many as people were willing to buy, and sold them for $35 each. They are the annual set of circulating coinage.
Not Liberty Bells, or special BOM sets. Turning every effing thing into an expensive limited edition collectible is going to inevitably accelerate the ultimate decline of the hobby, leaving no truly affordable entry point for anyone.
That is, of course, a completely different point, unrelated to my joke. But thank you for looking for an argument. I regret to inform you that I'm too busy to engage in one.
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@Raufus said:
This is a cool set. I just opened mine. But, I can't get over how insanely overpriced it is.
Or too cheap...
Nope. They should have sold as many as people were willing to buy, and sold them for $35 each. They are the annual set of circulating coinage.
Not Liberty Bells, or special BOM sets. Turning every effing thing into an expensive limited edition collectible is going to inevitably accelerate the ultimate decline of the hobby, leaving no truly affordable entry point for anyone.
That is, of course, a completely different point, unrelated to my joke. But thank you for looking for an argument. I regret to inform you that I'm too busy to engage in one.
Sorry. I didn't get the joke. I thought you were being serious about $124.50 being too cheap due to the secondary market action.
Not looking for an argument. Just repeating my oft stated point about how they are pricing and selling these and the base metal proof set.
Because there is nothing to argue about. They are doing what they are doing, and it is what it is. Great for flippers, sucks for collectors. No reason everyone in America shouldn't be able to own cents if they want them, the Mint is making them, and can sell them without losing money.
My sub arrived. The evening of the 30th, about midnight-12:30am (et), I perused to check my sub order, and as I pretty much expected, showed 'processing'. I noticed the sets didn't say 'remind me' or anything else, so I clicked on it, and it was ready to have an order placed,,,,it showed '2' in the order # column, so I just kept it there, at 2 sets. It allowed me to place the order and accepted it. Showed 'processing' until last Friday, then went to 'backorder'. I was certain the order wouldn't go through, CERTAIN,,,,,,,,so I just let it be and didn't check until about 45 mins ago......the order was shipped today.
I had a few in my cart but didn’t pull the trigger. If someone has some they don’t think are worth grading and want to get rid of them I wouldn’t mind picking up two of them for my kids. Of course I haven’t checked the resell so not sure what the current market is for them.
Got my 4 sets today. I can't say I got any 69s like the previous poster. But they are all solid MS65-67s with most being 65 or 66. After a quick look, I think 3 out of 4 of the P Half dollars had severe abrasions on the arm holding the torch. Having sent in coins from rolls all year long, I can say that the overall qualify of the coins is much higher than the rolls & bags as you would expect. The pop reports show mostly low grades but that will be changing as I have a feeling that PCGS MS68s will be fairly achievable.
@jwitten said:
I had a few in my cart but didn’t pull the trigger. If someone has some they don’t think are worth grading and want to get rid of them I wouldn’t mind picking up two of them for my kids. Of course I haven’t checked the resell so not sure what the current market is for them.
Looks like about $185 per set on average on ebay at the present time.
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.
Nice! Any idea how many they had? Didn’t really think to check this morning since I thought the Mint being closed yesterday would mean no return to inventory for anything today on the 4th
I've gotten many releases this year and use the same "technique" by logging in about 20 minutes or so early, then exit the page and about 5 till noon login and get the room. When admitted I am already logged in since it saves that for a while, place my order and leave. I've gotten everything so far and the only things left are a couple of the BOM that will be tough. Have subs for everything that you can and then reduce the number prior to release if you don't want that many.
No idea how many people can be ordering at once and how many are in the waiting room, but for the roll sets that went fast those must have been pretty packed, especially the dime.
@OKCC said:
I didn't see any come up the last two mornings.
Agree - the last I saw these sets available was Saturday morning (July 4th).
I did see some Dime bags available this morning, so at least we know numbers were updated at some point between yesterday and this morning.
@Old_Collector said:
I've gotten many releases this year and use the same "technique" by logging in about 20 minutes or so early, then exit the page and about 5 till noon login and get the room. When admitted I am already logged in since it saves that for a while, place my order and leave. I've gotten everything so far and the only things left are a couple of the BOM that will be tough. Have subs for everything that you can and then reduce the number prior to release if you don't want that many.
No idea how many people can be ordering at once and how many are in the waiting room, but for the roll sets that went fast those must have been pretty packed, especially the dime.
Thank you. Exactly the type of information I was looking for!
Of my 4 sets, I sent in (to PCGS) everything that had a possibility of a 67 but will inevitably include a lot of 66s. There may be one or two coins that will see a 68 but I'm not expecting any. Here's what made the cut:
P
1c: 3 (I was looser on these as 66s seem to have value for now) I think I expect 1x67, 2x66.
5c: 2 (Probably just one 67 of the 2)
10c: 1
$1 Sac: 2
50c: 2 (Not optimistic with the abrasions, these could come back 64-65 but they were otherwise really nice)
25c Getty: 1
25c: Decl: 1
that's nothing. you haven't lived until you've been guam'ed
I had an expensive package go from Paris (after 4 months to get an EU Cultural Commission clearance) to UPS Memphis for them to decide they needed more customs paperwork, so they sent it back to Paris and it took another 5 months to get a new EU Commission letter to get it to my house. It was 9 months and 14 days after I won and paid for it. What could I do but laugh? :'(
Received three sets this afternoon. Nice quality. Now I need to find buyers with big money for two of them so I can afford to keep the one I need for my Dansco albums
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As I read this I keep wondering who's on first?
YOU are the one who told him that what he saw couldn't have happened. I simply pointed out that multiple things happen.
I WAS ESSENTIALLY AGREEING WITH YOU. (I should know better.)
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
such a pleasant thread
As are many once they get infected.
So if I can get to the mint page that shows the coin I want before the noon release time and the button still says remind me, and it goes past noon, how do I get the button to say add to bag. From my experiences if I refresh I get tossed back into the wait room. Should I login at 11:30, get into the Mint main homepage and wait until after 12:00 before I try to go to the page where I can purchase the coin? Or wait until noon and log in then. Thx. Sorry to cause any trouble.
No trouble. What @jmlanzaf described is an aberration. What you experienced is what is supposed to happen.
You get the button to light up by not hitting the website until the item goes on sale. If there is no waiting room, congratulations! You refresh the page at noon and go buy your coin.
Otherwise, you hit the website a little before noon, enter the waiting room, and wait your turn, with your position randomized at noon when sales begin. Or, you go in any time thereafter, or lose your patience and refresh once you have been assigned a position, and you go straight to the end of the line.
Anything else that happens is a random glitch, so don't assume anyone's random experience will apply to you.
Glad you are enjoying. I am here for your amusement.
You can not clear the waiting room before noon. You are supposed to get tossed back into the waiting room. Just refresh at noon or a minute before. If you get lucky and don't get tossed into the room, fine. But you sell likely get thrown into the waiting room because you are supposed to.
There's no point in having a waiting room if u can log in 3 hours early and avoid the waiting room.
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I saw 62 available this morning. Like yesterday, gone in a flash...
Got it. Thank you all for the input!
This is a cool set. I just opened mine. But, I can't get over how insanely overpriced it is.
Or too cheap...
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
the excess will be sold BIN to infinity and beyond
Indeed. Time will tell appreciation wise. I just meant for base metal coins.
Nope. They should have sold as many as people were willing to buy, and sold them for $35 each. They are the annual set of circulating coinage.
Not Liberty Bells, or special BOM sets. Turning every effing thing into an expensive limited edition collectible is going to inevitably accelerate the ultimate decline of the hobby, leaving no truly affordable entry point for anyone.
Former that there's no way to open it without destroying the box.
That is, of course, a completely different point, unrelated to my joke. But thank you for looking for an argument. I regret to inform you that I'm too busy to engage in one.
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
Sorry. I didn't get the joke. I thought you were being serious about $124.50 being too cheap due to the secondary market action.
Not looking for an argument. Just repeating my oft stated point about how they are pricing and selling these and the base metal proof set.
Because there is nothing to argue about. They are doing what they are doing, and it is what it is. Great for flippers, sucks for collectors. No reason everyone in America shouldn't be able to own cents if they want them, the Mint is making them, and can sell them without losing money.
My sub arrived. The evening of the 30th, about midnight-12:30am (et), I perused to check my sub order, and as I pretty much expected, showed 'processing'. I noticed the sets didn't say 'remind me' or anything else, so I clicked on it, and it was ready to have an order placed,,,,it showed '2' in the order # column, so I just kept it there, at 2 sets. It allowed me to place the order and accepted it. Showed 'processing' until last Friday, then went to 'backorder'. I was certain the order wouldn't go through, CERTAIN,,,,,,,,so I just let it be and didn't check until about 45 mins ago......the order was shipped today.
I had a few in my cart but didn’t pull the trigger. If someone has some they don’t think are worth grading and want to get rid of them I wouldn’t mind picking up two of them for my kids. Of course I haven’t checked the resell so not sure what the current market is for them.
Let's take a page from Rodney King ..... Can't we all just get along ?
SHEESE
Got my 4 sets today. I can't say I got any 69s like the previous poster. But they are all solid MS65-67s with most being 65 or 66. After a quick look, I think 3 out of 4 of the P Half dollars had severe abrasions on the arm holding the torch. Having sent in coins from rolls all year long, I can say that the overall qualify of the coins is much higher than the rolls & bags as you would expect. The pop reports show mostly low grades but that will be changing as I have a feeling that PCGS MS68s will be fairly achievable.
Looks like about $185 per set on average on ebay at the present time.
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.
Got 5 sets this morning......
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Nice! Any idea how many they had? Didn’t really think to check this morning since I thought the Mint being closed yesterday would mean no return to inventory for anything today on the 4th
Didn't check the ATS, but they weren't up long, less than 30 seconds.
I think it was 141
My order finally shipped
I've gotten many releases this year and use the same "technique" by logging in about 20 minutes or so early, then exit the page and about 5 till noon login and get the room. When admitted I am already logged in since it saves that for a while, place my order and leave. I've gotten everything so far and the only things left are a couple of the BOM that will be tough. Have subs for everything that you can and then reduce the number prior to release if you don't want that many.
No idea how many people can be ordering at once and how many are in the waiting room, but for the roll sets that went fast those must have been pretty packed, especially the dime.
I didn't see any come up the last two mornings.
The whole weekend was a federal holiday.
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
Yes. Can't cancel any orders and return to inventory when the operations center is closed.
Agree - the last I saw these sets available was Saturday morning (July 4th).
I did see some Dime bags available this morning, so at least we know numbers were updated at some point between yesterday and this morning.
Thank you. Exactly the type of information I was looking for!
Now about those 2026 congratulation sets....
mine still says processing...
Received mine today. Denver coins look great, almost proof like.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
USPS never ceases to amaze! My 5 unc sets journey:
Arrived at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND, OH 44130
July 6, 2026 6:59 AM
Departed USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 6, 2026 6:34 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 5, 2026 11:38 PM
Arrived at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 4, 2026 2:01 AM
Departed USPS Facility
AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 4, 2026 12:57 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 3, 2026 10:00 PM
Processing at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND, OH 44125
July 3, 2026 8:01 AM
Processing at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND, OH 44125
July 3, 2026 6:11 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
CLEVELAND, OH 44130
July 3, 2026 3:09 AM
Departed USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 3, 2026 2:41 AM
Departed USPS Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 2, 2026 10:28 PM
USPS in possession of item
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 2, 2026 9:27 AM
Departed USPS Facility
INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 2, 2026 6:27 AM
In Transit to Next Facility
July 2, 2026 6:22 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 2, 2026 12:36 AM
In Transit to Next Facility
July 1, 2026 6:51 PM
In Transit to Next Facility
July 1, 2026 12:56 PM
Departed USPS Facility
COPPELL TX DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 1, 2026 6:57 AM
Arrived at USPS Facility
COPPELL TX DISTRIBUTION CENTER
June 30, 2026 9:27 PM
Accepted at USPS Facility
IRVING, TX 75063
June 30, 2026 8:12 PM
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS
June 30, 2026
Of my 4 sets, I sent in (to PCGS) everything that had a possibility of a 67 but will inevitably include a lot of 66s. There may be one or two coins that will see a 68 but I'm not expecting any. Here's what made the cut:
P
1c: 3 (I was looser on these as 66s seem to have value for now) I think I expect 1x67, 2x66.
5c: 2 (Probably just one 67 of the 2)
10c: 1
$1 Sac: 2
50c: 2 (Not optimistic with the abrasions, these could come back 64-65 but they were otherwise really nice)
25c Getty: 1
25c: Decl: 1
D
1c: 2
5c: 1
10c: 1
50c: 1
25c Decl: 2
25c Getty: 2
25c US Const: 3
25c: Rev War: 2
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that's nothing. you haven't lived until you've been guam'ed
I had an expensive package go from Paris (after 4 months to get an EU Cultural Commission clearance) to UPS Memphis for them to decide they needed more customs paperwork, so they sent it back to Paris and it took another 5 months to get a new EU Commission letter to get it to my house. It was 9 months and 14 days after I won and paid for it. What could I do but laugh? :'(
Received three sets this afternoon. Nice quality. Now I need to find buyers with big money for two of them so I can afford to keep the one I need for my Dansco albums
What time in the morning is best to look for availability? What's your experience been?
7:30 eastern
None this morning after the long weekend and Monday "possible" cancellations.
What do ya know? The subscription finally paid off:
Just arrived in my mailbox:
I think the CENT is going to be the winner. I wont break out or submit them, I'm an uncirculated mint and proof set collector. OGP!
Thanks for the sales update. Both sets still under stated mintage limits, which might surprise some.
Snagged a couple more sets this morning for anyone looking. Not sure what ATS was or how long it will stay available.
There was a few available this morning for about 3 minutes. I was able to grab 2 back ordered until August 21