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Re: US Mint price gouging?
I still use them, occasionally. And 1-1/2, 2-1/2, 4-1/2 and the ever popular 4-1/4 -
Re: US Mint price gouging?
Yes. And additional factors included: 1- Age of the collector base meant a decrease in market as many were lost through attrition but were not as readily replaced by younger collectors. 2 - Many lost interest as postage stamps were used less in commerce reducing exposure. 3 - Online sites like eBay revealed how common and… -
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I'm not saying it's ever happened, in fact I said it would be novel. But something tells me the mint is going to be more enterprising going forward. There's already a trend started in this direction with things like the Omega cent auctions and the lottery Silver Privy coins which are both things that haven't happened… -
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I'm trying to think of a similar analogy to this set, but there is no good one. The closest? The 2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated Set. The 2017-S Lincoln Cent's availability is limited to the set's mintage of 210,419, slightly higher than the 2026 Mint Set's stated 190,000 product limit. I paid $29.95 for that set 9 years ago,… -
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The reason "this couldn't happen" is because the US Mint is not Dan Carr, and does not manufacture on consignment for private parties. Moreover, doing so would totally kill the Mint's ability to sell uncirculated sets for $124.50. It's unlikely that anyone could possibly offer the Mint enough money for it to want to… -
Re: US Mint price gouging?
* Elsewhere, it says they will be in annual year sets. * Please indicate any time on the last 100 years where they took such a consignment. * If they took such a consignment for the first time in 100 years, it would tank their sales of annual year sets. -
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Does it? That's my question. The listing says "Seller does not accept returns," and the item is EXACTLY as described, a "2025 U.S. Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Proof 99.9 Silver Dollar COA COIN." Would a SNAD actually be successful just because the listing contained a picture of a Marine Privy ASE box? Not coin, but box.… -
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I am referring to things like the flowing hair dollar and the omega cents, both copper and gold. All Mint numismatic products are NCLT, base metal or precious. Whether you consider them "coins" or not is quite beside the point. How did the person you responded to classify them? I assume you don't consider 1804 dollars or… -
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I'd attribute it to NCLT and the collecting of bullion gold and silver coinage. I agree slabbing gives buyers increased confidence to pay higher market prices post-1986. I don't believe the set registry makes much difference, mostly a marginal one. I agree it impacts the prices for (near) condition census coins by buyers… -
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This is both accurate and incorrect. Sure, for things with mintages of 100k+, they aren't rare. But the Mint has created rarities with mintages of a couple hundred and lower. Those are "rare" even with 100% survival
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