Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Oct 10, 08, 10:24 am
#887
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP / UA Lifetime Gold / Marriott Lifetime Plat / SPG Plat / Hyatt Diamond / HH Diamond / Avis CC
Posts: 483
And the bill still hasn't gone on my credit cards
Oct 10, 08, 10:39 am
#888
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,455
I just received an email from a friend warning me of this new $1 coins; apparently the "In God We Trust" is not on them. I turned them so fast I never even really looked at them. I don't care really but thought it was funny she sent this. I told her I'd already had about $7000 worth come through my hands.
Oct 10, 08, 10:41 am
#889
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,376
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?action=EdgeIncused
Oct 10, 08, 10:43 am
#890
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,455
Oct 10, 08, 10:52 am
#891
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 11,376
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/dollarcoin.asp
Oct 10, 08, 11:03 am
#892
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,455
Apparently, though, the outcry has led to Congress specifying that In God We Trust has to move to the reverse or obverse.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/dollarcoin.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/dollarcoin.asp
Back to the real issue. I just had an order sent to an address with an 'added' apartment number. Hopefully it will be delivered appropriately and then another 'apartment' can order.
Oct 10, 08, 3:34 pm
#893
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Boulder, CO
Programs: UA, AA, WN; HH, MR, IHG
Posts: 7,054
Oct 13, 08, 6:43 pm
#895
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ATL
Programs: SPG Platinum | HHonors Gold | AA Gold
Posts: 79
I just ordered 2 boxes of each of the 5 coins currently available. Any idea how much that box of 2,000 dollar coins is going to weigh?
Oct 13, 08, 6:48 pm
#896
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LIS/ATL/other
Programs: UA 1K, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Plat, Marriott Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 1,979
Oct 13, 08, 7:16 pm
#897
Formerly known as I_Hate_US_Airways
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Just South Of North
Programs: My Loyalty Programs? I now VOTE with my wallet!!!
Posts: 2,567
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing this (-:
Fly more & get a better seat
Fly more & get a better seat
Oct 13, 08, 8:48 pm
#898
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: 10 months VLC, 2 months everywhere else
Programs: *A
Posts: 3,770
My $750 arrived last week. Really disappointed in the number of places that won't take the coins! These people in the midwest are so adverse to change it is ridiculous.
Guess I will just deposit them.
Guess I will just deposit them.
Oct 13, 08, 9:00 pm
#899
Join Date: Jun 2004
Programs: UA, AA, DL, Marriott, AK, HH, Hyatt,
Posts: 131
What do you expect for free?
Exactly a week after I ordered $2000 in dollar coins, they arrived at my doorstep. Just left there without a signature needed. I deposited it with my favorite teller no problem at all.
I was able to order the first four presidents no problem. I think that was the case since I ordered on the first of the month. I used my new SPG AmEx, so this will help me reach the $15,000 in the first six months for the additional 15000 bonus points.
While it did work out, I am not certain if I shall do this again. For one I would have strongly preferred that at least a signature is required to receive the coins. Better yet, I would have been more than happy to pick them up at my post office.
I was able to order the first four presidents no problem. I think that was the case since I ordered on the first of the month. I used my new SPG AmEx, so this will help me reach the $15,000 in the first six months for the additional 15000 bonus points.
While it did work out, I am not certain if I shall do this again. For one I would have strongly preferred that at least a signature is required to receive the coins. Better yet, I would have been more than happy to pick them up at my post office.
That said, it did make me nervous that $2,000 in coins was just left on my front porch. And I was home at the time. Never heard a doorbell or knock on the front door.
Still, I'm not going to complain.
Oct 13, 08, 9:08 pm
#900
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 855
Why do many people want to buy the coins to spend? Is there a difference swiping your card for the points, then spending the coins as compared to swiping your card for the actual transactions? Granted that not all places accept card, but if you were to replace part of what is supposed to be a card transaction with the coins, you will still get the same amount of points.
