July 4th Privy found!

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  • olympicsos
    olympicsos Posts: 990 ✭✭✭✭
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    How many are being sent to our hosts or ATS asap?

  • JBK
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    @Russell12 said:

    @coiner said:
    And the original OP post DID NOT have a picture

    Kind of easy being a monday morning quarterback, isnt it........

    I posted the eBay links that prompted my post. was that not good enpough?

    Well, no. Ebay links are only good for a couple months. If photos aren't posted then the thread becomes worthless or atleast less useful after that. :)

  • mach19
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    One seller has sold 140 @ $650.00 that equals 91K...... Happy payday !

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  • jmlanzaf
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    @coiner said:
    Lol.....the highest unsold prices leaves you with a quarter in your hand.

    Yes. But if you have a coin store, that is always the price research people do. And a lot of them want to hit the lottery, not move it quickly.

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

  • BruceS
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    Under $240 now on eBay, and dropping.... Waiting for $150 for a decent one.

    Wdyt? End of the month?

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  • 1776Coins
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    @D808LF said:

    @Old_Collector said:
    The US Mint gave each of its employees each two privy quarters and a silver proof set in a July 1st letter.

    So a number of them should show up uncirculated.

    Holis Letter & Coins, PCGS slabable? ;)

    I know the rumor is Mint employees got the privy quarters. But when I called the Mint on their phone line, the kind lady had no idea what everyone is talking about. So... I don't think every mint employee received two privy quarters. Just my observation.

  • TomB
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    @1776Coins said:

    @D808LF said:

    @Old_Collector said:
    The US Mint gave each of its employees each two privy quarters and a silver proof set in a July 1st letter.

    So a number of them should show up uncirculated.

    Holis Letter & Coins, PCGS slabable? ;)

    I know the rumor is Mint employees got the privy quarters. But when I called the Mint on their phone line, the kind lady had no idea what everyone is talking about. So... I don't think every mint employee received two privy quarters. Just my observation.

    I would not be surprised if the kind lady is simply a contract worker provided by another company and has never been to any US Mint and doesn't know much about anything beyond her training.

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  • jmlanzaf
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    @1776Coins said:

    @D808LF said:

    @Old_Collector said:
    The US Mint gave each of its employees each two privy quarters and a silver proof set in a July 1st letter.

    So a number of them should show up uncirculated.

    Holis Letter & Coins, PCGS slabable? ;)

    I know the rumor is Mint employees got the privy quarters. But when I called the Mint on their phone line, the kind lady had no idea what everyone is talking about. So... I don't think every mint employee received two privy quarters. Just my observation.

    Rumor? I think that has been established as fact.

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

  • HATTRICK
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    Ask a question on this forum and sometimes you get a thoughtful informative reply or a smart A reply from one particular member.
    Remember “The Forum and the Mint are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you will get.”

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  • Old_Collector
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    @jmlanzaf said:

    @1776Coins said:

    @D808LF said:

    @Old_Collector said:
    The US Mint gave each of its employees each two privy quarters and a silver proof set in a July 1st letter.

    So a number of them should show up uncirculated.

    Holis Letter & Coins, PCGS slabable? ;)

    I know the rumor is Mint employees got the privy quarters. But when I called the Mint on their phone line, the kind lady had no idea what everyone is talking about. So... I don't think every mint employee received two privy quarters. Just my observation.

    Rumor? I think that has been established as fact.

    Although it was not publicly announced, such things would not be, as they are internal Mint employee issues that the Director has discretion to do and there are only 1500-1700 employees that would be involved, so a very small number of the 250,000 coins. But, I think that it has been sufficiently established, particularly in light of the letter of July 1, 2026 to mint employees from Director Hollis:

  • 1776Coins
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    I appreciate the discussion around the posted letter! With 1,700 mint employees, thousands of tourists on mint tours, and millions of collectors, it feels like someone here must have a direct connection.

    When I called the mint, the employee was unaware of the gift/letter. If anyone else here has had a chance to chat with a mint employee—or knows a neighbor or friend who works there—I would love to hear what they told you!

    Until we get that direct verification, it is tough to know what is official and what is just online opinion. Has anyone been able to confirm the letter directly with an employee?

  • WQuarterFreddie
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    @1776Coins said:
    I appreciate the discussion around the posted letter! With 1,700 mint employees, thousands of tourists on mint tours, and millions of collectors, it feels like someone here must have a direct connection.

    When I called the mint, the employee was unaware of the gift/letter. If anyone else here has had a chance to chat with a mint employee—or knows a neighbor or friend who works there—I would love to hear what they told you!

    Until we get that direct verification, it is tough to know what is official and what is just online opinion. Has anyone been able to confirm the letter directly with an employee?

    Yes. I have talked with 3 employees who verified the letters are real

  • 1776Coins
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    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @1776Coins said:
    I appreciate the discussion around the posted letter! With 1,700 mint employees, thousands of tourists on mint tours, and millions of collectors, it feels like someone here must have a direct connection.

    When I called the mint, the employee was unaware of the gift/letter. If anyone else here has had a chance to chat with a mint employee—or knows a neighbor or friend who works there—I would love to hear what they told you!

    Until we get that direct verification, it is tough to know what is official and what is just online opinion. Has anyone been able to confirm the letter directly with an employee?

    Yes. I have talked with 3 employees who verified the letters are real

    That's good enough for me! Thank you Freddie!

  • WQuarterFreddie
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    @1776Coins said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @1776Coins said:
    I appreciate the discussion around the posted letter! With 1,700 mint employees, thousands of tourists on mint tours, and millions of collectors, it feels like someone here must have a direct connection.

    When I called the mint, the employee was unaware of the gift/letter. If anyone else here has had a chance to chat with a mint employee—or knows a neighbor or friend who works there—I would love to hear what they told you!

    Until we get that direct verification, it is tough to know what is official and what is just online opinion. Has anyone been able to confirm the letter directly with an employee?

    Yes. I have talked with 3 employees who verified the letters are real

    That's good enough for me! Thank you Freddie!

    My pleasure!

  • JBK
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    @1776Coins said:
    I appreciate the discussion around the posted letter! With 1,700 mint employees, thousands of tourists on mint tours, and millions of collectors, it feels like someone here must have a direct connection.

    When I called the mint, the employee was unaware of the gift/letter. If anyone else here has had a chance to chat with a mint employee—or knows a neighbor or friend who works there—I would love to hear what they told you!

    Until we get that direct verification, it is tough to know what is official and what is just online opinion. Has anyone been able to confirm the letter directly with an employee?

    I assume that when you "called the mint" you probably were speaking to the customer service people at a vendor or fulfillment center. They were presumably not involved with the mint employee recognition/bonus.

  • Old_Collector
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    edited July 17, 2026 6:21AM
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    Here was the first certified by NGC for their bounty, MS66

    Apparently, the bounty was claimed by Mike Trout of Bennettsville, SC.

  • oih82w8
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    edited July 17, 2026 6:32AM
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    @Old_Collector said:
    Here was the first certified by NGC for their bounty, MS66

    Apparently, the bounty was claimed by Mike Trout of Bennettsville, SC.

    I think that it would have been nice to put the date on the insert of when it was certified, since it was "first" by NGC. The same for PCGS as well. I wonder what kind of premium these would have for each TPG? Did ANACS, ICG, etc... get in on this?

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  • WQuarterFreddie
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    .> @oih82w8 said:

    @Old_Collector said:
    Here was the first certified by NGC for their bounty, MS66

    Apparently, the bounty was claimed by Mike Trout of Bennettsville, SC.

    I think that it would have been nice to put the date on the insert of when it was certified, since it was "first" by NGC. The same for PCGS as well. I wonder what kind of premium these would have for each TPG? Did ANACS, ICG, etc... get in on this?

    For the W quarters there was significant premium for my PCGS First Discovery quarters.

    I expect the same for this one and the one certified by PCGS.

  • scotty1419
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    Coming to a large auction near you...!

  • safari_dude
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    edited July 18, 2026 3:44AM
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    Prices seem to be dropping. Several of the ones receiving the most bidding activity are using the US Mint’s photo…..hmmmmmm…..🤔

  • Russell12
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    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

  • illini420
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    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

  • TennesseeDave
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    Under $200 now on eBay

    Trade $'s
  • WQuarterFreddie
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    edited July 18, 2026 7:10AM
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    @illini420 said:

    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

    A member here pointed out the misspelling and PCGS posted on here they corrected the mistake before the first coin was graded by our host.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123980/the-2026-quarter-quest-is-on-heres-your-opportunity-to-win-5-000#latest

  • DCW
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    Dropping quickly now as expected. Should stabilize around 100 bucks I would think. Who knows?

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  • illini420
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    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

    A member here pointed out the misspelling and PCGS posted on here they corrected the mistake before the first coin was graded by our host.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123980/the-2026-quarter-quest-is-on-heres-your-opportunity-to-win-5-000#latest

    I wish that was correct. I see it was brought to their attention, but I also see from listings on eBay that it was NOT corrected.

    https://ebay.com/itm/236942563136

  • WQuarterFreddie
    WQuarterFreddie Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2026 8:59AM
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    @illini420 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

    A member here pointed out the misspelling and PCGS posted on here they corrected the mistake before the first coin was graded by our host.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123980/the-2026-quarter-quest-is-on-heres-your-opportunity-to-win-5-000#latest

    I wish that was correct. I see it was brought to their attention, but I also see from listings on eBay that it was NOT corrected.

    https://ebay.com/itm/236942563136

    Wow! I stand corrected and shame on our host for not correcting the label error!

    My guess is they already had the labels in hand when they were notified of the error.

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    Hopefully our host will explain their decision of why they are ok with this misspelling on their label.

  • illini420
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    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

    A member here pointed out the misspelling and PCGS posted on here they corrected the mistake before the first coin was graded by our host.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123980/the-2026-quarter-quest-is-on-heres-your-opportunity-to-win-5-000#latest

    I wish that was correct. I see it was brought to their attention, but I also see from listings on eBay that it was NOT corrected.

    https://ebay.com/itm/236942563136

    Wow! I stand corrected and shame on our host for not correcting the label error!

    My guess is they already had the labels in hand when they were notified of the error.

    That's what I would guess... that they will correct it when they run out of the incorrect ones. Unfortunate as that paper can't cost that much to just toss. And you'd think they wouldn't want to continue putting out incorrect labels. I have some in for grading now, hope I get the correct ones, we'll see!

  • WQuarterFreddie
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    @illini420 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @illini420 said:

    @Russell12 said:
    I need to wait for an MS67 PCGS for my type set (hopefully not in the 250th anniversary slab).

    everyone sending in for the first 90 days is going to want the "early find" designation and that designation includes the misspelled "americas 250" gold label. unless you don't care about the "early find" and are willing to wait, you're going to need a reholder most likely

    A member here pointed out the misspelling and PCGS posted on here they corrected the mistake before the first coin was graded by our host.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123980/the-2026-quarter-quest-is-on-heres-your-opportunity-to-win-5-000#latest

    I wish that was correct. I see it was brought to their attention, but I also see from listings on eBay that it was NOT corrected.

    https://ebay.com/itm/236942563136

    Wow! I stand corrected and shame on our host for not correcting the label error!

    My guess is they already had the labels in hand when they were notified of the error.

    That's what I would guess... that they will correct it when they run out of the incorrect ones. Unfortunate as that paper can't cost that much to just toss. And you'd think they wouldn't want to continue putting out incorrect labels. I have some in for grading now, hope I get the correct ones, we'll see!

    I agree with you. I am not sure how to proceed with sending mine in for grading. We pay top dollar for their service and this is unacceptable in my opinion.

    Reminds me of the scene in the movie ELF when James Caan authorizes the book to be published with 2 missing pages hoping no one would notice!

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