It will be interesting of how many of these new dollars will actually be in circulation. My understanding was that only 300 million of the first coin were minted. That is a tiny number for the mint.

By the end of the day on Thursday ebay had the coins selling for $3.95 each. The Home Shopping Network were offering mint rolls for $49.95 plus shipping and handling this weekend!

I picked up 8 rolls the first morning and my credit union ran completely out by the end of the first day. The federal reserve bank was limiting distribution of the coin.