One of the biggest problems the Mint is dealing with right now has actually been around for at least two years. I first reported it to them in late 2006, and reports from readers confirm that the recent events are far from the first of this type that the Mint Web site has seen. Here's what happened:
When the 2009 Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle (what the hobby seems to be calling the UHRDE now, formerly called the UHR) went on sale, the Mint's Web site suffered its usual first-hour-of-sales lock-down. Buyers repeatedly refreshed the pages over and over, trying to place their orders early in the cycle so they could get their coins first and avoid potential delays due to high demand. This was pretty much Business As Usual for the U.S. Mint.
When the 2009 Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle (what the hobby seems to be calling the UHRDE now, formerly called the UHR) went on sale, the Mint's Web site suffered its usual first-hour-of-sales lock-down. Buyers repeatedly refreshed the pages over and over, trying to place their orders early in the cycle so they could get their coins first and avoid potential delays due to high demand. This was pretty much Business As Usual for the U.S. Mint.
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