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In a message released Friday, May 28 , we made reference to a global shortage of silver. In more precise terms, the silver shortage being experienced by
demand over the past few months from coin hodlers appears to have overwhelmed the US Mint.
As they just warned that they are halting sales due to a global silver shortage leaving them unable to meet orders.
The full statement from the US Mint (via Facebook): The United States Mint is committed to providing the best possible online experience to its customers.
The global silver shortage has driven demand for many of our bullion and numismatic products to record heights. This level of demand is felt most acutely by the Mint during the initial product release of numismatic items. Most recently in the pre-order window for 2021 Morgan Dollar with Carson City privy mark (21XC) and New Orleans privy mark (21XD), the extraordinary volume of web traffic caused significant numbers of Mint customers to experience website anomalies that resulted in their inability to complete transactions.
US Mint Postpones Remaining 2021 Morgan, Peace Dollar Pre-Order Windows
United States Mint
sent an email to its customers informing them that the previously announced pre-order windows for the remaining
2021 Morgan dollar and
Peace dollar 100th anniversary issues were being postponed due to problems encountered by collectors as they attempted to order the
Carson City and
New Orleans privy mark coins online when they went on sale Monday, May 24. Both coins “predictably” sold out within minutes –
The following is the Mint’s unedited email from May 27.
Dear Valued Customer,
The United States Mint is committed to providing the best possible online experience to its customers. The global silver shortage has driven demand for many of our bullion and numismatic products to record heights. This level of demand is felt most acutely by the Mint during the initial product release of numismatic items. Most recently in the pre-order window for 2021 Morgan Dollar with C