US Mint games

[CameoCC]

Last year the US Mint charged $1375.00 for the Proof Platinum Eagle set. Today they have released the price for the 2003 Set - $1995.00 - I guess inflation is back. I guess that's why the delay.

 

Why do I hate the US Mint...

 

Here is the link:

US Mint Platinum Release

 

Todd

[BillJones]

And I just returned my first coins to the U.S. mint for the first time in a long, long time. The dime in one of the silver Proof sets that I ordered came through with a BIG finger print on it. This was not a passing brush with a naked finger. This was BIG one that covered to whole face of the coin which could have been sent to the FBI for identification if the person had had a brush with the law.

 

I sent the set back and kept the 9 others I had ordered with instructions checked that I wanted a replacement. A couple days ago I get a message that I'm getting a refund. That's just great. They send me a bum set that I have to spend money to return to them and then they ignore my instructions.

 

It's been my recent perception, and maybe it is a wrong one, that the service from the mint has been slipping. The last group of 10 clad Proof sets that I got were OK, but nothing special. None of them rated a return, but I doubt that there were very many PR-68s & 69s in the group. All of them had at least a coin or two with some tiny flaws.

 

Does anyone else feel this way?

[keithdagen]

Last year the US Mint charged $1375.00 for the Proof Platinum Eagle set. Today they have released the price for the 2003 Set - $1995.00 - I guess inflation is back. I guess that's why the delay.

 

Why do I hate the US Mint...

 

Here is the link:

US Mint Platinum Release

 

Todd

 

Todd,

 

To be fair, at the current platinum price, the proof set has a melt price of $1,300, give or tak, so the $1,375 wasn't going to be realistic as a price. It looks like the premium with the new price is in line with the premium percentage that the four coin gold set has over the spot value of the gold proofs.

[EZ_E]

All that I can say is that I'm glad that I bought the proof gold and platinum sets last year. They will serve as a type set because I'm sure the heck am not purchasing the sets at those prices!!!

 

Do you think that the prior sets will see a substantial increase in value beyond the increase because of bullion prices?

[jtryka]

The mint is getting a little more bizarre...I placed my order over the weekend, and when I check the status, it says "there is a problem with your order" and I click that to find out what the problem is, and It informs me that if that message persists for 48 hours to call the customer service line. So this morning I call the service line, and they said that the order is fine, and there is something wrong with their website that makes every order look like there is a problem processing the order??? That just seems insane to me, but I don't care really as long as I get me coins!

[keithdagen]

I ordered my First Flight $10 on Thursday, and I keep getting the urge to go check my order status every few hours. It's almost as bad as when I've got coins in for grading.