Mint Coin Guide

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Occasionally, the US Mint will create limited edition coins that have value to collectors. These coins are bought more for their designs than the value of the precious metal inside. The key elements to a coin being desirable are a limited mintage and a popular subject matter on the coin. The Mint posts its release schedule a year in advance. We are aware of the schedule so there is no need to ask us if we want a specific coin. If we have demand for it, we will post it. Usually the market doesn’t start settling on a price until hours before release so if we haven’t posted a deal, even a day before release, that is not unusual. We post as soon as we know our offer. Historically, we have seen users get very upset if the offer prices moves (even if it goes up!) so there is very little reason for us to post an offer early.

Step 1 – Reserving

Step 2 – Buying The Coin

If you reserved a coin, you’ll get an email about 10 minutes before the scheduled release time to remind you to buy. If we’re buying a coin it is because we think it will sell out so you should try to be ready to purchase if you’re going to try to buy one.

Unless we say otherwise in the deal notes for a specific deal, we do not typically require that you pay for faster shipping from the US Mint so the budget shipping for $5.95 is fine. If you’re on the Mint’s email list and buy 3 items in a year on the same account then you get free budget shipping from the mint for the rest of the year. Shipping labels to reship the item to us are, of course, always free and provided by us but those won’t help the Mint send the item to you initially.

Step 3 – Committing Your Reservation

One hour after a coin’s scheduled release your reservation will expire unless you commit your order to us. If you’re reserving a coin after the release already occurred your reservation will expire around 15 minutes after you make it unless you commit your order (because if you’re committing after release you should already have a firm order ready to commit).

To commit your coin, open your reservation (Hamburger Menu > Precious Metals > Reservations > Details) and click the blue “Commit to Sell” button at the very bottom. Enter the details from the order you just placed. The Mint will give you this information during the checkout process and there is no need to wait for a confirmation email. If your order later gets cancelled we will automatically cancel your reservation free of charge. Orders are checked every 1-2 days and cancelled automatically so there is no need to reach out unless your order was cancelled more than two days ago.

After committing an order it will enter “verifying commitment” status. It will keep this status for several hours on release day because the Mint website is locked down in queue mode and we cannot access it for checking orders. Your order is deemed committed when you submit the commitment form (provided you submitted accurate order info), so you’re all set even if the order stays in verifying status for a day. Your rate is locked in and we are mutually committed to transact on the order you committed.

If we are not able to locate your order on the Mint website you’ll receive an email letting you know your order info was not valid and giving you 24 hours to correct it. That email will include a link where you can provide a correction. You can correct a mistaken ZIP code or a mistaken email address but not a mistaken order number, because your commitment is for your specific order, not for a coin generically. When submitting a correction or committing a coin after release day, verification typically takes 15-30 minutes to complete.

Shipping Your Coin

Don’t open the box!

Because coins derive a lot of their value from the grade of the strike on the coin, all of our coin offers are provided on an unopened basis. We are expecting you to place our label on top of the US Mint’s label on the unopened cardboard box they shipped to you. If you do not reship your coin within a week of USPS attempting to deliver it to you (or holding it for you at the post office), AI may cancel your reservation and bill you the associated cancellation fee.

How will I know that the box is from the US Mint?

Conveniently, all packages from the US Mint have tracking numbers on them. The Mint will send you a tracking number when your order ships. That same number will appear under the tracking barcode on your shipment!

We suggest telling others in your household to simply not open any packages that have your name on them during the week when you anticipate the coin arriving.

Shipping

Mint shipping for orders <$3500 is a lot more chill than shipping gold bullion, if you’re used to that. For each order you receive, open the associated reservation and scroll to the bottom. Next to the text “Have you received the coin from the mint?” there is a blue button that says “Yes, Set Address & Get Label”

In the pop-up, enter the address where you’d like the coin to go if USPS fails to deliver it. Because we use a flat-rate shipping option from USPS for coins, it doesn’t really matter if this address is where you’ll mail the coin from.

Once you set the address, you’ll see a blue box with a list of shipping options.

Any option that we provide here is acceptable but only the cheapest option is free. If you choose a more expensive option we will bill you the difference as shown in the dropdown box. Click the blue “Generate Shipping Label” button and you’ll get a PDF with your shipping label.

We provide one shipping label per reservation. If you try to reserve more coins than the Mint allows to be shipped to a single household, we will split your request into multiple reservations. The net result should be that each box the Mint ships you should have its own reservation and will get its own label. Each label is associated to the reservation from which it was printed so ONLY ship what you are supposed to ship with a given label, nothing more and nothing less. If you have two orders DO NOT COMBINE them, put each with its own label.

On the bottom of the label you’ll see the last 4 digits of your US Mint shipping label. If you have multiple orders you’re shipping at once this will help you stay organized.

If you’re using a normal printer, choose the Letter format shipping packet. It is compatible with special adhesive paper that is split in half down the middle but you can also print on standard 8.5″ x 11″ paper and just tape it on. If you have a thermal label printer designed to work with 6″x4″ labels then choose the label printer option.

Insurance

For US Mint coins < $3500 we cover losses ourselves. Our rules are therefore simpler: if you follow our shipping instructions and the tracking history shows that your item was tendered to USPS, we will cover losses in transit. If your package stops moving for over a week, reach out to support and we will reach out to USPS to check on the status. If/when we learn that the item is lost we will mark it payable for you and we will cover it out of pocket.

For US Mint Coins > $3500 we insure them the same way we insure bullion so that means you cannot ship over a holiday weekend (meaning any weekend where Friday or Monday is a US federal holiday). We do not require double-boxing nor the multi-page shipping package we require for bullion, however.

Frequently Asked Questions

My shipment was delivered to you today, when will you pay me?

Shipments are checked in every business day for 1-2 weeks after a sale. If you did not timely ship your item it might take longer as, once coins stop arriving every day, they are checked in less frequently (about once a week).

We pay on the 14th day after your item is checked in (or the next business day thereafter).

I committed my coin to you and now the price you’re paying other people has gone up. Can I get the new rate on my commitment?

No, commitments are mutually binding and the terms of them cannot be changed. You may cancel for a fee, if you wish. If you have additional coins you haven’t committed, you may commit them at whatever the new rate is, however.

I reserved a coin and now the price you’re paying other people has gone up. Can I get the new rate on my reservation?

Since reservations are non-binding, you may cancel your reservation for any reason. Since you can create a new reservation for free, there is nothing stopping you from cancelling and re-reserving at the new rate.

I committed my coin to you and now the price you’re paying other people has gone down. Are you going to lower the rate on my commitment?

No but if you have uncommitted coin any future reservations would be at the current rate.

I reserved a coin to you and now the price you’re paying other people has gone down. Are you going to lower the rate on my reservation?

Maybe. Reservation are non-binding and we reserve the right to cancel them or change the rate. In practice, as of May 2026, this has never happened.

Help! I got a better offer for my coin or I want to keep it. When I try to cancel it says I’ll be charged a fee!

Correct.

The Mint cancelled my order. Can I cancel for free?

Yes, just do nothing at all. We will check your order status every few days and if we see the Mint cancelled your order the site will cancel your order free of charge. Please do not cancel your order yourself because that will still charge you a fee. Do not open a support ticket unless at least 3 days have passed without the site auto-cancelling.

Someone stole my item off my porch, am I insured?

Not through us, you aren’t. Try your homeowner’s insurance? We cover items shipped with our label only once they tendered to and scanned in by an employee of the shipping carrier.

I’m starting a 3 month backpacking trip the day the coin is supposed to ship. Are you serious about needing to ship it within a week of receipt?

If you’re expecting to travel around the projected delivery dates, we suggest you ship it to friends/family instead or sit the deal out. If you do not ship within a week we have the option to cancel and, if applicable, bill a cancellation fee. Again, we think we have a reputation for being reasonable people. Will it matter if you’re a day or two late? Maybe, maybe not. Depends on market conditions.

Are you buying [random mint release]?

If we are buying something we will have an offer posted on the portal. We only post items we have a buyer lined up for. Buyers come to us so there is no need for you to ask if we’re going to buy something. The answer is always “Not right now” unless you see an open offer for it on the site. There are not secret items we know we’re going to buy but simply haven’t posted an offer for yet. We post offers as soon as we get them.

When will I get my item from the Mint?

Read the product listing on the US Mint website and our item description on the portal. Usually it takes them several days to complete shipping limited releases. Some releases are pre-orders with vague ship dates like “fall.” You’ll see activity pick up on Telegram when items start shipping. The Mint’s budget shipping takes a few days once it is in the mail.

When will you email me a shipping label?

Never, you’ll generate it yourself on the portal as described in that section of the guide.

My order status with the Mint is “backordered” is that a problem?

That is fine and you may still commit the coin unless you see explicit text in the deal notes saying otherwise. We reserve the right to cancel backordered coins prior to US Mint shipment. If we decide to this we will email those affected.

Can I use Mint spend to get a sign up bonus?

The items we buy from the Mint are not cash equivalents, they are limited edition collectibles. We are not aware of anyone being denied a sign up bonus on the basis of buying a limited edition Mint release. As always, read the T&Cs for your specific card and decide for yourself.