American Eagle 2026 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Uncirculated Coin

Your estimated wait time is 8 minutes. Your estimated wait time is 1 minute. Your estimated wait time is 26 minutes.

What kind of line is this?!

Even the sell out timing is misleading to the longer side as it took a while (relatively speaking) to go from 7 units left to 1 unit left (I would guess because all the automation was working in increments of 10).

@philographer said:
Your estimated wait time is 8 minutes. Your estimated wait time is 1 minute. Your estimated wait time is 26 minutes.

What kind of line is this?!

It's just an estimate based on how many people in a queue and how long they are spending on the site once they get in.

@Twobitcollector said:
I have a order number, so it's wait and see.

yeah so do I. put 5 in cart reduced to 3. but it processed.

I managed to snag 1 the old-fashioned way ... via waiting room, not a sub. I can swing 1 of these, wont break me.
I got it no problem.
Well, it was odd. When let in the wait room, it didnt say Remind Me, but didnt say add to bag either.
And when I add to bag (after a refresh), and tried to check out right away, said my cart was empty.
Had to VIEW bag, then checkout. Voila!!

@jessewvu said:

@jmlanzaf said:
I have zero sympathy for anyone who misses anything that is available for subscription. Subscribe to EVERYTHING that you might want and then cancel before release if you don't want it.

That would be true if the mint didn’t change subscription amounts (lower) without notice.

Well, if you want 100 and only get 10, I guess I can have a little sympathy for you. Most people are only trying to get 1 or 2 of things. Unless you have 11 grandchildren, isn't 10 enough?

@jmlanzaf said:

@mbr33 said:

@jmlanzaf said:
I have zero sympathy for anyone who misses anything that is available for subscription. Subscribe to EVERYTHING that you might want and then cancel before release if you don't want it.

The site seems to be very glitchy today. A friend of mine was able to get it in her cart and then it went to the chat bot "Minty" and then sent her to a "remove from cart" note

It's been "glitchy" all year. Maybe it's the bot attacks. Maybe it's something else. But I've been saying this all year - even getting into the waiting room is oddly glitchy.

yup. you can't sign in with your UN it ask for email. and then if you force reload it 2x it gives you UN option. Just not a good flow.

That was fast. Despite a 3 minute wait time, it had already sold by the time I was allowed onto the website.

One of my subs has shipped

Still in a 12 min waiting room, guess I should give up

Had one on subscription so not totally shut out, but those saying subscriptions are the answer I don't think that's enough. I subscribed to one of them early in the year, but for at least the last 3-4 months, was not able to increase my subscription amount as they said they reached their limit.

With the limit of 10, I suspect there are going to be a few people with a lot of coins and unable to unload them after this year is over. Best time to sell is while there is FOMO. In a month or two the hype will be gone as new coins come on the market. Save your money and get yourself the 1804 or 1907.

@jmlanzaf said:

@illini420 said:
Still in a 12 min waiting room, guess I should give up

Had one on subscription so not totally shut out, but those saying subscriptions are the answer I don't think that's enough. I subscribed to one of them early in the year, but for at least the last 3-4 months, was not able to increase my subscription amount as they said they reached their limit.

You can up it now for next year. I had the max of everything. Some of them got reduced, but I didn't get shut out of anything that had a subscription.

The only solution to limited mintages is to not have limited mintages. But as soon as you slap an unlimited mintage on this coin, it's a $70 coin that's for sale for $179.

upping it for next year, sure... ok...

you know that there is extra demand for this year's dual date enhanced finish.

@DCW said:
Weird experience: 2m ago I was able to log onto the site, add ten to my cart, and enter my card info and quietly check out.
That probably sounds like BS, but it is true! Of course, I have no idea if I get the coins or not, but I have an order number. No confirmation email, yet.

Will update you all later...

**Update: My dumb ass ordered the proof coins 😆 **

Going back to my coffee ☕️

Hey, I feel your pain! Thanks for the laugh!😂

Eff it, I bought an MS70 on ebay.

@DCW said:
Weird experience: 2m ago I was able to log onto the site, add ten to my cart, and enter my card info and quietly check out.
That probably sounds like BS, but it is true! Of course, I have no idea if I get the coins or not, but I have an order number. No confirmation email, yet.

Will update you all later...

**Update: My dumb ass ordered the proof coins 😆 **

Going back to my coffee ☕️

At least you didn't order the Congratulations Set .......2025

@illini420 said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@illini420 said:
Still in a 12 min waiting room, guess I should give up

Had one on subscription so not totally shut out, but those saying subscriptions are the answer I don't think that's enough. I subscribed to one of them early in the year, but for at least the last 3-4 months, was not able to increase my subscription amount as they said they reached their limit.

You can up it now for next year. I had the max of everything. Some of them got reduced, but I didn't get shut out of anything that had a subscription.

The only solution to limited mintages is to not have limited mintages. But as soon as you slap an unlimited mintage on this coin, it's a $70 coin that's for sale for $179.

upping it for next year, sure... ok...

you know that there is extra demand for this year's dual date enhanced finish.

Yes. But that's what I did last year for this year. You can always delete or lower. You can't always increase.

Same Ol crap, logged in to the Mint's site at 11:55, at 12:00 got bumped into the waiting for 19 minutes. I got bot flipped, my own term, it's when a bot fipper bumps you out of the game.

anyone know how much a bot costs and if it's an easy process? if you can't beat em, join em!

My subscription shipped now.
Confluent with the enhance uncirculated finish but regarding another coin specimen, , I am now wondering how the embrace for the Morgan and Peace Dollar enhanced uncirculated will be (assuming it is the same as seen now with the gold AGE and today's ASE) . It does not appear that past modern silver dollars have gotten much traction but maybe having this same finish may stimulate more interest and speculation? (not talking about the diamond fields of the paired set.)

Anyway, live for another day.

@Heubschgold said:

@zeesh said:
anyone know how much a bot costs and if it's an easy process? if you can't beat em, join em!

how to make a 'bot' to work on web sites such as the US Mint? details please. (batteries not included)

GROK Creating a web bot (automation script) for sites like the US Mint involves web scraping, browser automation, and monitoring. These sites often sell limited-edition coins/products that sell out quickly, so people build bots to check availability and purchase faster than manual users.

Important Warnings First:

• Legal/TOS Risks: Most e-commerce sites (including US Mint) prohibit bots/automation in their Terms of Service. Using one can lead to account bans, IP blocks, or legal issues. The US Mint is a government site—be extra cautious with any purchase automation.
• Technical Challenges: Modern sites use anti-bot measures (CAPTCHAs, rate limiting, JavaScript rendering, Cloudflare, etc.). Simple scrapers often fail.
• Ethics: Don't use for fraud, scalping in violation of rules, or overloading servers.
• Alternatives: Many use official notifications, email alerts, or third-party monitors instead of custom bots.

High-Level Approaches

There are two main ways:

1. Headless Browser Automation (Recommended for complex sites): Controls a real browser (Chrome/Firefox).
2. HTTP Requests / API Scraping: Faster but breaks easily if the site is JS-heavy.

Tools & Tech Stack (Python-focused, most popular)

• Selenium or Playwright (best for US Mint-like sites): Handles JavaScript, logins, clicks.
• BeautifulSoup + Requests (for simpler static pages).
• ** undetected-chromedriver** or Playwright stealth to avoid detection.
• Proxy rotation (residential proxies) and delays to mimic human behavior.
• Scheduling: Cron jobs, APScheduler, or cloud (AWS Lambda, Heroku) for 24/7 monitoring.
• Notifications: Twilio SMS, Discord/Telegram bots, email.

Step-by-Step: Basic Selenium/Playwright Bot Example

1. Setup Environment:

   • Install Python.
   • pip install playwright (or selenium).
   • For Playwright: playwright install (downloads browsers).

2. Inspect the Target Site:

   • Open US Mint site in browser → DevTools (F12).
   • Find product URLs, "Add to Cart" buttons, stock indicators (e.g., via class names like "out-of-stock" or API calls).
   • Check Network tab for JSON APIs (many sites load data via fetch/XHR).

3. Sample Playwright Script (Python – more reliable than Selenium):

   from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
   import time
   import random
   
   def run_bot():
      with sync_playwright() as p:
          # Use stealth mode
          browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=False)  # Set True for background
          context = browser.new_context(
              user_agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36...",
              viewport={"width": 1920, "height": 1080}
          )
          page = context.new_page()
          
          # Go to product page
          page.goto("https://www.usmint.gov/product-page/example-coin")  # Replace with real URL
          time.sleep(random.uniform(2, 5))  # Human-like delay
          
          # Check stock (example selector – inspect actual site)
          try:
              stock_text = page.inner_text("selector-for-stock-element")  # e.g., ".availability"
              if "in stock" in stock_text.lower():
                  # Add to cart / checkout flow
                  page.click("button.add-to-cart")
                  print("Added to cart!")
                  # Proceed to login, payment, etc. (handle carefully)
          except:
              print("Out of stock or element not found.")
          
          browser.close()
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
      while True:
          run_bot()
          time.sleep(60)  # Check every minute
   

4. Enhancements for Reliability:

   • Login Handling: Use cookies or automate login (2FA is tricky).
   • CAPTCHA Solving: Integrate services like 2Captcha or Anti-Captcha (paid, ethical gray area).
   • Monitoring Multiple Products: Use a list of URLs and loop.
   • Error Handling & Retries: Wrap in try/except with exponential backoff.
   • Headless + Proxies: Rotate IPs to avoid blocks.
   • Notifications: Add requests to send Telegram message on success.

5. Advanced / Production:

   • Docker for easy deployment.
   • Cloud Hosting: AWS, Google Cloud Functions (but headless browsers need special setup).
   • Reverse Engineering: Use browser dev tools to find private APIs and poll them directly (faster than UI clicks).
   • Rate Limiting: Add random sleeps (1-10 seconds) and vary user agents.

Common Pitfalls for US Mint / Similar Sites

• Heavy JavaScript → Pure Requests won't work; need Playwright/Selenium.
• Dynamic stock → Poll frequently but not too aggressively (risk of ban).
• Checkout Flow → Multi-step (cart → shipping → payment); test thoroughly.
• Mobile/Guest Checkout → Sometimes easier.

Learning Resources

• Official Playwright docs: Excellent tutorials.
• YouTube: Search "Playwright Python tutorial" or "Selenium bot for e-commerce".
• GitHub: Search "us mint bot" or "limited drop bot" (study open-source examples, adapt responsibly).

Start Small: Test on a public non-sensitive site first. For production, expect maintenance as sites change.

If you need code for a specific part (e.g., stock checking only) or clarification on a tech stack (Node.js, etc.), provide more details! Always respect site rules. GROK

Well, why didn't you say it would be that simple!

@morgansforever said:
What happens when everyone uses bots/script and not the conventional mouse, keyboard method, like a lot of us use to purchase Mint items?

You don't need "everyone" to use them. The better question is what happens when there are a billion bots and 100,000 humans? We already know the answer.

@Bundles84 said:
I picked mine up from the gift shop today. Saw Director Hollis again. He’s got nice new card with an emerging dime in it. He had a trump coin but I couldn’t get a picture.

Very nice! Was there a "waiting room" ?? haha