US Mint regrets

I am with Greenie on this - I buy for what I want to have and enjoy, not considering them as any kind of investment. Investing in coins and bullion is foolish over the long term; stocks do way better.

 

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Unless you bought silver at $6/oz in 2005, and sold it for $115/oz in Jan 2026. LOL!

But, I agree with you that you should buy what you want for your collecting enjoyment, and not solely think of them as investments.

 

I do not regret any coin sets from the mint. They were and are nice to look at and if they have any silver well, that’s a bonus.

 

Very true. But, if in 2000 you invested $5 in these stocks you would now have:
Monster = $3,127
Netflix = $1,158
Tractor Supply = $513
Intuitive = $462
ANSYS = $397
Apple = $375
IDEXX = $346
Mastercard = $318
Ross = $305

However most common stocks are more around $40 - $80 so it's always a gamble.

 

Send them to the QuarterMaster. He'll put them to good use.

Z

 

Meh, over all those years if that's all it cost you who cares? Either enjoy them or if you're worried about it, sell them for what you can get and cut your losses. I stuck to buying the silver proof sets on the after market. Just bought the 1999 set last year for under $60, full set.

Can't say I have any regrets over mint purchases. Anything that was flawed I sent back. Looking back at my orders over the years I'm up substantially. Depends on what products you bought. The opportunity has been there for the past 10+ years.
With the new pricing, value wise, good opportunities may be gone for a while unless we experience hyper inflation going forward. Still going to get a few things. Gold is too far out of sight now with their premiums. Last I saw they had pulled it all.
Sometimes it pays to wait for the after market. Other things, getting from the mint is the only chance to get it halfway affordably. The V75 ASE and AGE, nobody was waiting for the aftermarket unless they were selling. I tried to get the ASE for 45 minutes and couldn't get through before they were sold out.

 

I tried to get those too for maybe 15 minutes and gave up.
if I recall, I think the website keeps you in hold until it can handle your traffic .. then shows stupid something like "Remind me" when it's sold out.

 

Yeah this was a couple years before the unveiling of the "waiting room" we now know. 1 gig internet speed didn't matter that day. Just blank screens and error messages.