Is the US Mint minting anything cool this year?

timcoin · January 14, 2013 11:19PM

I looked at the release schedule, and it was filled with various NP quarters and Presidental dollars packaged in various ways, but I didn't see anything particularly neat, like a reverse proof item, or fractional buffalos, or a high-relief, etc. Seems like a boring year for the U.S. Mint.

TheRaven · January 14, 2013 11:28PM

The West Point SAE set I think has a reverse proof in it, not sure what the other coin is however.....

TwoSides2aCoin · January 14, 2013 11:58PM

For some reason, those Silver American Eagle Proof coins are cool. I've had a subscription for 4 and it's never enough for a small shop. I might have to order 5 times that amount this year. I don't know why they're cool, but American collectors love them. The sales tax pisses people off, but ... what can I do ? The margins are thin because the mint charges the premium. What makes this market float ? Some would say "suckers" but if suckers support the market and turn the wheels of commerce, this hobby should be elevated to the status of "THE HOBBY OF KINGS".