STROKE
STROKE OF
STROKE OF 3 A.M. I THINK MIKE SHOULD
STICK AROUND AND HAVE
COFFEE WITH US.
>> Guest: I WOULD LOVE
TO.
TO.
TO. I'M
TO. I'M A
TO. I'M A COFFEE GUY.
>>> YOU HAVE SOLD
MILLIONS OF THE STATE
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS. >> Guest: MORE THAN
ANYBODY ELSE ALL PUT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> Host: I'M TELLING
YOU I'M A COLLECTOR OF
THE STATE QUARTERS.
I HAVE TRIED TO
PIECEMEAL THEM TOGETHER.
MAYBE YOU'VE TRIED TO
COLLECT THEM IN CHANGE.
NONE OF THE QUARTERS
YOU'VE COLLECTED OUT OF
POCKET ARE GOING TO BE
AS SENSATIONAL AS THIS
SET.
SET.
SET. >>
SET. >> Guest: I WANT TO GO
BACK TO 1999.
>> Host: LET'S DO IT.
>> Guest: THE DELAWARE
QUARTER WAS COMING OUT
AND HSN WAS GETTING
READY TO SELL THE
PHILADELPHIA AND DENVER
MINTED DELAWARE
MINTED DELAWARE QUARTERS, RIGHT?
QUARTERS, RIGHT? THEY LOADED 10,000 OF
THEM INTO THE SYSTEM.
SO THE COIN SHOW COMES
UP.
UP.
UP. IT'S
UP. IT'S LIKE 8 P.M.
THEY'RE GETTING READY TO
AIR THE DELAWARE QUARTER
AND THEY SAY OH, MY
GOODNESS, THERE'S A
SYSTEM GLITCH.
SYSTEM GLITCH. WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? THERE'S NO QUARTERS.
DID THEY NOT CROSS OVER?
NO.
NO.
NO. THEY
NO. THEY ALL SOLD BEFORE 8
P.M., 10,000
P.M., 10,000 PHILADELPHIA MINTED
PHILADELPHIA MINTED DELAWARE QUARTERS
DELAWARE QUARTERS BECAUSE WE SELL THEM BY
THE ROLLS.
THE ROLLS. 10,000 OF THEM.
2,500 ROLLS BEFORE WE
GOT ON THE AIR.
IT WAS CRAZY.
SO ANYWAY SO THEN THAT
WAS BEFORE THE PROOF
COINS CAME OUT.
THEN WHEN THE PROOF
COINS CAME OUT, IN 1999
BY THE END OF 1999 AND
2000, I WAS SELLING THIS
SET FOR $199.95 ALL DAY
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. >>
LONG. >> Host: I REMEMBER
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Guest: THESE COINS
WERE 50 BUCKS APIECE
INDIVIDUALLY.
INDIVIDUALLY. THINGS HAVE CALMED DOWN
A LITTLE.
A LITTLE.
A LITTLE. THERE WAS A LITTLE
HYSTERIA AND NOW WHAT
WE'VE GOT IS GENUINELY
COLLECTIBLE, VALUABLE
COLLECTIBLE, VALUABLE COINS THAT I CAN FINALLY
GIVE YOU 20 PLUS YEARS
LATER THAT I CAN FINALLY
GIVE YOU AT A GREAT
PRICE.
PRICE.
PRICE. NOW UNDERSTAND THESE ARE
THE PROOF COINS.
NONE OF THESE COINS WERE
EVER MADE, INTENDED OR
RELEASED INTO
RELEASED INTO CIRCULATION, OKAY?
CIRCULATION, OKAY? PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT,
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT? THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT
THIS, THESE ARE THE S
MINTED COINS, THE COINS
SPECIFICALLY MADE, OUR
SHINY COINS, OUR PROOF
COINS, THE SHINY, SHINY
COINS EVERYBODY LIKES.
THERE'S THE SAN
FRANCISCO MINT, NO SAN
FRANCISCO MINTED COINS
IN THE STATE QUARTER
COLLECTION WERE MADE,
INTENDED ON ARE RELEASED
INTO DISTRIBUTION.
INTO DISTRIBUTION. THEY ONLY COME LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WHEN THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT ORIGINALLY
GOVERNMENT ORIGINALLY SOLD THESE, THE PRICE ON
THESE SETS WITH SHIPPING
AND HANDLING WAS ABOUT
$20 A SET.
THERE WERE 11 SETS HERE.
IF YOU BOUGHT THESE
INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
IN THEIR YEAR OF ISSUE,
IT WOULD COST YOU $220.
I'LL CALL IT $200.
THERE'S 11 SETS BECAUSE
WE INCLUDE THE 2009
TERRITORIAL QUARTERS
TERRITORIAL QUARTERS DOWN OVER THERE.
>> Host: OKAY.
>> Guest: HERE'S THE
REASON THAT GETTING THIS
SET, WE HAVE A CUSTOM
MADE PRESIDENTIAL BOX
THAT FITS THE ENTIRE
SET.
SET.
SET. >>
SET. >> Host: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> Guest: WE STARTED
SELLING THE BOX
INDIVIDUALLY.
INDIVIDUALLY. IT'S 19.95.
IT'S 19.95. WE SELL A BUNCH OF THEM
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL
SILVER SEAL.
SILVER SEAL. YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> Host: THIS IS
AWESOME.
AWESOME.
AWESOME. >> Guest: YOU CAN PUT
ANY PROOF SET LENSES IN
THAT BOX IF YOU WANT TO.
I THINK THEY'RE ON
WWW.HSN.COM UNLESS
WWW.HSN.COM UNLESS THEY'RE SOLD OUT RIGHT
NOW, BUT WE SELL A LOT
OF THOSE.
OF THOSE.
OF THOSE. >> Host: IT'S VERY
REGAL, RICH, OPULENT,
VERY BEFITTING OF THE
SET.
SET.
SET. >>
SET. >> Guest: THAT'S OUR
EXCLUSIVE SIGN ON THERE.
NOW YOU HAVE THE LENSES,
THE ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT
PACKAGING, OUR CUSTOM
MADE PRESENTATION BOX.
THE REASON YOU DON'T SEE
THIS AND THE PRICE BREAK
OF $50 OFF IS BECAUSE WE
STILL SELL THESE.
WE BREAK THESE OPEN AND
PUT THEM IN RED OAK
PRESENTATION BOXES AND
SELL THEM ALL
INDIVIDUALLY.
INDIVIDUALLY. AND IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
I'M GOING TO DO THE MATH
FOR YOU AND WALK RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THIS.
I'M GIVING YOU A HEADS
UP INSTEAD OF JUST DOING
IT, WHICH I'VE DONE MORE
THAN ONCE, BY THE WAY.
>> Host: THAT'S ALL
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. IT'S LIVE TELEVISION.
>> Guest: THESE ARE THE
TERRITORIAL QUARTERS,
TERRITORIAL QUARTERS, WASHINGTON D.C., PUERTO
RICO, THE MARIANNA
ISLAND, THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND GUAM.
$6.95 APIECE, SO $42
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. THAT LEAVES YOU ABOUT
100 BUCKS.
100 BUCKS. LET'S GO TO 2008, 1850,
1850, 18.50 AND $25.
COIN BY COIN THE 2008'S
AND 2009 'S, THE LAST
TWO SETS IN HERE ARE
$149.95.
$149.95.
$149.95. I INSIST YOU TAKE THE
OTHER NINE SETS.
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE ON AVERAGE THOSE
ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT
SIX BUCKS A COIN.
YOU'RE LOOKING ON
AVERAGE COIN BY COIN
$30, $30, $30, $30, $30,
$30.
$30.
$30. REMEMBER, THESE ARE IN
ESSENCE BONUS SETS
BECAUSE THE 2008 AND
2009 YOU SEE THERE,
THAT'S $150 COIN BY
COIN.
COIN.
COIN. NOW
COIN. NOW IT'S 150, BUT
REMEMBER THE BOX IS $20.
>> Host: RIGHT.
>> Guest: SO YOU'RE
REALLY LOOKING AT -- YOU
TURNED THE BOX UPSIDE
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> Host: I DID.
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. JUST LOOK AT THE TOP.
>> Guest: SHE'S OVER
THERE ALL EXCITED.
SHE'S GOT COFFEE COMING.
>> Host: I'VE GOT
COFFEE.
COFFEE.
COFFEE. I'M CAFFEINATED.
I'M CAFFEINATED. I'M HIGH STRUNG.
NO.
NO.
NO. I'M
NO. I'M GOOD.
I'M GOOD.
I'M GOOD. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. EVERYBODY TURN BACK NOW.
THERE WE GO.
I DIDN'T DROP THEM AT
LEAST.
LEAST.
LEAST. >>
LEAST. >> Guest: WHICH I'VE
DONE MORE THAN ONCE IN
THE PAST.
THE PAST.
THE PAST. IT'S BEEN A GOOD SHOW.
I'VE NOT KICKED ANY OF
THE COINS HALFWAY ACROSS
THE STAGE.
THE STAGE. I'VE DONE THAT ONCE OR
TWICE.
TWICE.
TWICE. THEY COME IN THE CUSTOM
BOX.
BOX.
BOX. I
BOX. I ALMOST KNOCKED THAT
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. SO
OVER. SO YOU'VE GOT THE CUSTOM
PRESENTATION BOX.
PRESENTATION BOX. THAT'S A 14.95 VALUE.
YOU LOOK AT THE BOX AND
THE LAST TWO HERE, YOU
GOT ABOUT 170 BUCKS AND
ALL THESE OTHER SETS
BASICALLY, THERE'S 100,
200, SO YOU GOT 300,
$400 COIN BY COIN WITH
THE BOX ABOUT $400 ON A
COIN BY COIN BASIS.
REMEMBER IT'S ONE CALL
GET THEM ALL.
THIS IS EVERY SINGLE
PROOF STATE QUARTER,
EVERY SINGLE PROOF CLAD
STATE QUARTER EVER MADE
BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ORIGINAL
GOVERNMENT PACKAGING AT
A $50 PRICE.
THAT'S A $50 FROM OUR
PRICE, NOT THE COIN BY
COIN PRICE BECAUSE THE
COIN BY COIN PRICE
YOU'RE DOUBLE THE 199.
>> Host: YOU SAID YOU'D
BE RIGHT AT 400 BUCKS.
>> Guest: IT'S LIKE
392, OKAY, COIN BY COIN
WHEN YOU COUNT THE BOX.
>> Host: YOU'RE
ACCURATE, IF NOTHING
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. >>
ELSE. >> Guest: THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
MINT STATE 69 AND A MINT
STATE 70 AND A WEST
POINT LINCOLN MINT IT'S
ABOUT 150 BUCKS.
NUMBERS MATTER.
NUMBERS MATTER. >> Host: THEY DO AND
YOU'RE GETTING THE
ENTIRE SET.
ENTIRE SET. EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE
THAT'S 56 COINS
INCLUDING YOUR SIX
TERRITORIES.
TERRITORIES. EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED,
COMPLETE SET AT 149.95,
FOUR FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS
OF 37.49.
OF 37.49.
OF 37.49. GET YOURS WHILE THEY'RE
IN STOCK AND TODAY ON
FOUR FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME
BACK SINCE JANUARY.
SO WE'RE SAVING YOU THE
$40 AND IT'S ON FOUR
FLEX.
FLEX.
FLEX. MIKE WILL BE BACK AT 6
P.M., RIGHT, TODAY?
WE'LL SEE YOU FROM 6 TO
8 P.M.
8 P.M.
8 P.M. >>
8 P.M. >> Guest: YOU HAVE TO
TUNE IN BECAUSE WE HAVE
A LOT OF SELLOUTS IN
THAT HOUR, LAST
QUANTITIES.
QUANTITIES. >> Host: EVERYTHING IS
LIMITED.
LIMITED.
LIMITED. MY THING TO TELL YOU IS
TO CHECK OUT WWW.HSN.COM
FOR COIN COLLECTOR.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE
WHOLE ENTIRE STORE AND
GET A SNEAK PEEK