Would you buy the U.S. 2026 Uncirculated mint set just to get the new 2026 penny?

I should have said $125 for $2.91 face value.

 

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Short answer: no
Long answer: nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..

 

id buy it knowing id be losing out but geez

 

I'm wondering if the mint is trying to add an additional psychological hook.

We know that the mint set is the only way to get the P & D cents. The subscriptions have been cut off which tends to imply that the mintage may be reduced. This could lead to greater hype and a made rush to get the sets when they go on sale June 30th. The kicker is though that I have seen nary a word about what the mintage of the sets will be.

So push the hype and then quietly make the mintage unlimited. If this is true then you could get maximum sales at the inflated price (Important since the mint set sales figures have been in the tank.) Then if the prices crash in the secondary market what do they care.