Freedom 250 Race Medal on USM site

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  • Some_of_it
    Some_of_it Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
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    With returns and cancellations, likely under 8000.

  • tahbb143
    tahbb143 Posts: 391 ✭✭✭✭
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    excited to see what these things look like IRL as opposed to sketches

    like an old sears & roebuck catalog; people making purchase decisions based off drawings

  • cptbilly
    cptbilly Posts: 135 ✭✭✭✭
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    @WALLE said:
    A total of 8,242 were pre-ordered.

    Source ?

  • WALLE
    WALLE Posts: 386 ✭✭✭✭
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    i went to Bing and asked
    how many preordered 250 us mint made medals were made.> @cptbilly said:

    @WALLE said:
    A total of 8,242 were pre-ordered.

    Source ?

  • cptbilly
    cptbilly Posts: 135 ✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks, WALLE

  • WALLE
    WALLE Posts: 386 ✭✭✭✭
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    @WALLE said:
    i went to Bing and asked
    how many preordered 250 us mint made medals were made.> @cptbilly said:

    @WALLE said:
    A total of 8,242 were pre-ordered.

    Source ?

    Google says 11,500

  • WALLE
    WALLE Posts: 386 ✭✭✭✭
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    U.S. Mint Freedom 250 Race Medal Preorder Numbers
    The 2026 Freedom 250 Race Medal from the U.S. Mint had a mintage ceiling of 15,000 pieces and was sold exclusively through a two‑week preorder window from August 21 to September 4, 2026
    www.worldnumismaticnews.com
    www.worldnumismaticnews.com
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    According to CoinNews, the preorder window opened with 5,105 medals sold in the first day, and another 3,137 were added in the following week, bringing the total to 8,242 medals by August 30 — about 54.9% of the maximum mintage
    Coin News
    Coin News
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    By the time the window closed on September 4, CoinNews estimated that roughly 3,500 medals remained available before the cutoff
    Coin News
    Coin News
    . This means the Mint did not sell out, and the final total sold during the preorder period was about 11,742 medals (8,242 + 3,500), leaving 3,258 medals unsold.

  • Some_of_it
    Some_of_it Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
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    Date Sales Report through 8/30/2026 posted on the Mint website.

  • cptbilly
    cptbilly Posts: 135 ✭✭✭✭
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    From today's Coin News:

    _Freedom 250 Race Medal Leads Returning Products
    Outside the new releases, the Freedom 250 Race Medal led returning products with a gain of 3,181 to 11,423. The $60 half dollar-sized medal celebrates America’s 250th anniversary and the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix while also honoring motorsports pioneer Roger Penske.

    It was offered during a limited preorder window that closed Sept. 4._

    WALLE was nearly on the money with his/her estimate. :)

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @cptbilly said:
    From today's Coin News:

    _Freedom 250 Race Medal Leads Returning Products
    Outside the new releases, the Freedom 250 Race Medal led returning products with a gain of 3,181 to 11,423. The $60 half dollar-sized medal celebrates America’s 250th anniversary and the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix while also honoring motorsports pioneer Roger Penske.

    It was offered during a limited preorder window that closed Sept. 4._

    WALLE was nearly on the money with his/her estimate. :)

    I'm confused by what Coin News is saying here.

    Does "returning products" mean returned products? These haven't even shipped yet so how have any been returned? Do they mean "canceled"?

    Also, if they are referring to cancelations, what does this mean: led returning products with a gain of 3,181 to 11,423.

    If medals are canceled/returned then the number sold is decreased, not increased (loss, not gain).

    What am I missing here?

  • cptbilly
    cptbilly Posts: 135 ✭✭✭✭
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    JBK: Here's a link to the article:
    https://www.coinnews.net/2026/09/09/sales-trump-1-palladium-eagle/

    I don't think you're missing anything. The article recaps sales of a wide variety of items. In this context, I believe the author is indicating the medals were returning to the sales list and they logged an additional 3,181 units sold since the previous report. . .

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @cptbilly said:
    JBK: Here's a link to the article:
    https://www.coinnews.net/2026/09/09/sales-trump-1-palladium-eagle/

    I don't think you're missing anything. The article recaps sales of a wide variety of items. In this context, I believe the author is indicating the medals were returning to the sales list and they logged an additional 3,181 units sold since the previous report. . .

    Ok thx

    Looks like those are the additional sold between the Aug 30 report and the September 4 cutoff.

  • OPA
    OPA Posts: 17,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    total sales of less than 12k

    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."

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