A few days ago it was announced that Roger Federer will become the first living person to be celebrated on a coin in Switzerland and today we know the number of pieces to be put into sale.
High interest in Federer's coins caused the Swissmint website to break as millions of people rushed on the website to buy it.
“We had 2.5 million clicks. It was too much for the shop to handle. We expected and planned for high demand, but we never imagined it would be this big. When Roger posted a link on his social media channels the website immediately had problems due to all the traffic. Some fans could access the shop but could not finish the order. Others could not get onto the website.”
“We have had a lot of fans emailing us asking if they can buy the coin, but we can’t take credit card details via email. We are just asking fans to be patient and keep trying the website. We are working hard to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.”
Now it is not possible to buy a coin anymore as the website announced. More coins will be issued in January and May.
"Pre-sale closed. The pre-sale quantity of 33,000 pieces of the Roger Federer silver coin is sold out. The coins are no longer available on the web shop."
"On the day of issue of 23 January, a remaining quantity of 22,000 pieces and higher quality coins ("proof-quality" and "folder") will be put on sale. A further 40,000 Roger Federer silver coins will be issued in May 2020."
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