The question you have to ask yourself is this...Do you feel LUCKY?

Is it just me, or is anyone else wondering if the Mint is going to meet NGC timetable for "Early Release" designation of 2008 Proof Silver American Eagles?

I have them on a subscription program, yet they haven't shown any signs of shipping yet, and the clock on the window at NGC is ticking!

I am thinking back to 2006, late in the year when the Mint decided to release Mint State Silver Eagles directly to collectors, with the 2006-W Eagle, late in the year, and of course NGC had it's deadline for the "Early Release" pedigree. Despite placing my order on DAY ONE, and getting confirmation that it was in stock and shipping, the order never came. Time passed, I got emails of delays. I waited. I hoped. 2007 coins came. More 2007 coins came. More. Even more. Finally, sometime around AUGUST of 2007, I got my 2006-W Silver American Eagles (Mint State).

Anyone want to convey to the Mint a lesson in the notion of "First in, First out?" Is it "just me?" Are my expections WILD?