Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Jul 1, 2008, 12:31 pm
#257
Formerly known as fsa_ea
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Jul 1, 2008, 1:37 pm
#258
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Additional costs (not risks) include: the time to place the order, track the order (especially if shipping estimates, etc. change), the opportunity cost of having the coin value invested elsewhere (in the event you are spending them slowly, rather than redepositing at a bank), the value of your time and gas to deposit at the bank (if doing this), and so on.
Jul 1, 2008, 2:10 pm
#259
Join Date: Mar 2007
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I just had 2 orders (placed over 2 weeks apart) cancelled at the same time by the Mint (2 emails sent at the same time), so it looks like they matched up orders and cancelled mine for placing two orders...
Though, I swear the T&Cs said limit of $500 per order, not per person, per household, etc.
Though, I swear the T&Cs said limit of $500 per order, not per person, per household, etc.
Jul 1, 2008, 4:02 pm
#262
Formerly known as fsa_ea
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up in the Air
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Jul 1, 2008, 10:00 pm
#263
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Can't really give FT all the credit/blame. This topic has been discussed at length in the FatWallet and SlickDeals forums as well.
Jul 3, 2008, 7:58 pm
#265
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leesburg, VA AA EXP, 2MM lifetime
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I just went back to the page, and the following is displayed:
$250
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So much for another run. I guess I'll check back again. Too bad.
$250
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So much for another run. I guess I'll check back again. Too bad.
Jul 4, 2008, 7:24 am
#266
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
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Hm. Mine's showing as shipped today. We'll see.
Jul 4, 2008, 9:01 am
#268
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE (OMA or LNK)
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I still miss the Ike dollar; still have several, including the 1976 bicentennial version. Many football referees used it as their flipping coin before it was phased out. Yes, it was big and probably cost a lot to produce initially, but was the slot machine staple in Nevada for many years. I think the demise of the Ike started when the law was changed that allowed the casinos to produce their own dollar tokens for the slots, thereby eliminating the need for the Ike dollar coin.
I know that the presidential coins are a direct result of the popularity of the state quarters as a huge amount are taken out of circulation and placed in collections, from juniors little cardboard folder to the serious collector buying uncircs by the roll. How much of this will spill over at four times the price (versus the quarter)?
For practical use, the coin has to be significantly larger than the quarter or it may suffer the same fate as the last two coins.
Jul 4, 2008, 9:45 am
#269
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Washington, DC
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I ordered on 6/14/08 and the ship date keeps getting pushed back. The latest info on my order:
2 units backordered. Expected to ship on 07/19/2008.
2 units backordered. Expected to ship on 07/19/2008.
Jul 4, 2008, 9:56 am
#270
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Washington, DC
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