Always Remember 9/11 Medal?

I just got a flyer from the US Mint about the 9/11 medal. I guess it's been on sale for quite a while, at least I've seen and heard about it for a couple months it seems. Anyways, when the idea for the medal first hit the internet via congress I was all gungho to pick one up. After all I am just as patriotic as the next American.

Now that I've seen the design I just don't know. What y'all think? Oh, I just checked it went on sale the end of June. Anyways, with the high mintage numbers and the ho-hum design, I just don't know. Anyone get one yet?

 

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I haven’t gotten one yet, but I plan to get one of both mint marks before the price increase in August.

 

I don't like the design so I wouldn't be interested in buying it. It's not very reflective of 9-11 either.

 

I agree. I was interested in buying the medal untl I saw it. There is really no mention or symbols of 9/11 on it.

 

I got my notice from the mint in the mail today, also. Looks like another Govt. Bad Boo-Boo

I'll buy Proof ASE's instead. :hail:

 

I'll wait till they are priced lower on the 'bay. These have NO marking of the silver content. This can, and will, make them less 'liquid' IF you intended on selling them as silver IF silver hits, hypothetically, $100 an oz. The same thing happened to the Bicentennial medals the Mint issued in '74...no markings at all. I've seen those medals on ebay, with sellers stating they are anywhere from 40%, .900, and .925 sterling. It will make it very difficult, as the buyers of silver don't want to take the time to test it to see. Though, there is no 'clad' evident in these medals (discounting the 40% claims), you really don't know what it is. The Bicentennial medals don't even have the purity in the COA....but I doubt that makes a difference, without it on the medal itself, silver buyers WILL pass on them.

As a collectible, to keep, I'll still wait for lower prices on the 'bay.

 

If you do not get a coin from the mint in the first week you run a substantial risk of getting a blemished returned one.

 

I'm passing. Traditionally, medals have always been produced by the Philly mint. Is it really necessary to have more minted at West Point? The feeling I get is that the mint is trying to cash in on the hype that you need a complete mint mark set in order to be viable. I don't think that is keeping with the 9/11 theme.

 

Honor HOPE ,I dont think so! Its to Political for me .If I liked o maybe .But that hope and change aint working to good .

 

I ordered one already. I think the obverse is nice the reverse is lacking. I would have gone more patriotic with maybe the American flag and the Bald eagle incorporated and maybe something with images of those who served and sacrificed on 9/11.

 

This is something I have to agree with...sadly, but I do. Why mint another one when the one that just came back can go back out? Maybe the second recipient won't open the box, as some do, or won't be as particular while looking at it......but yeah, it's sad but true. I HATE getting 'seconds' that I have to return. BUT...that is the risk we take when the price of metals rise/fall and you try to get them at the right price. Sometimes, waiting (which I admit I'll do with this piece) does have it's drawbacks. But, then again, an MS or PR69 shouldn't cost a whole lot in the aftermarket. The MS/PR 70's, could be another story.

Then again, slabbed may be the best way to buy them, given the lack of purity struck onto the coin, as I mentioned earlier.

 

I received mailer today; I personally think the medal is beautiful in its simplicity. Having read about it, I like the fact that some of the $ is being donated to the museum.., I like that there is a 'reduced' price if one orders before/by August 18th; too bad it doesn't have the silver content right on it, but I imagine if you were to keep the paperwork, you could prove it to be silver (if you wanted to). I think they have done a fine job. Not "too, too.."

My vote is yes, and after I 'sleep' on it, I may end up ordering..

Lucy

 

This design is a disappointment IMO. I will not be ordering one.

 

If that medal was handed to me with no notice of what it was I could not tell you what country it was from much less what it was commemorating. Apparently this was a design by commitee as I see a total of five sets of initials on the medal. Even the motto "ALWAYS REMEMBER" seems to be designed to lessen the impact of the coin since the motto everyone associates with 9/11 is "NEVER FORGET". It seems like the commitee wanted to distance themselves from the actual event in or to not offend anyone and in the process have created a verry inefective medal.

 

I don't collect medals, so I'll pass.

 

Especially ugly ones.

 

Personally, I think the Medal is lacking in it's design. That day changed the world in which we all live, forever. I lost three dear friends on that day. I'm buying.

 

Yeah, it's a terrible design it's even ugly and that is unacceptable. I don't understand how the US Mint or congress could mess this idea up. Terrible and I won't buy it either!!

 

Nicely put. I really agree with the disappointment at the using of "always remember" instead of "never forget".

 

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I'd like to think you were just telling tall tales, but having gone through that mess back in 2008 with the platinum 1 oz, it was one of the rim damaged ones. I returned it, never got another one and it took a couple of months to see the credit come through on my charge card. The only other mint purchase was the Lincoln cents back in 2009 with the dollar - nice coins but lousy lousy packaging - so cheap. I just took the coins out and re-holdered them.