New or some suggestion direct to the Mint.

can the u.s. mint carry accessories products directly to consumers?. products like bezel, chains, pendant, coin holder with key chain, and ring. metal use like platinum, gold, silver and others.

 

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You can buy products like that at the gift shop at the US Mint in Denver. I'm sure the gift shop at the Philadelphia Mint also sells them. I don't know if they offer these products any other way.

 

thanks hobo. it's been many years that i did not visit the u.s. mint.

 

Isn't the US Mint rather going in the opposite direction? About a month ago I read that part of streamlining their program was to not sell products such these any more: 50 State Quarter First Day Coin Covers, Greetings from America Portfolio and Card Sets, Coin and Die Sets, Collectible Spoons ...

Now the gift shops at the mint in Denver for example may well continue to sell all kinds of coin related souvenirs. (I'm not sure whether these stores are actually operated by the US Mint; don't think so.) But I doubt such items will be available "directly" at the mint's web store.

Christian

 

I don't know if it is true or not, but I was told the gift shops are vendor operated.

 

Indeed, the online store is letting itself of all those extraneous items.

 

if the mint doesn't want to operate those related items.. then it is fine for outsider to do it. it is the benefit and convenient for the collectors.

 

i suggest that the mint put every coin in a capsule and insert those capsule with coin inside the plastic case. that means the plastic case will be thicker and the hole will be larger. this apply to clad proof set, silver proof set, mint uncirculated set, and other coins produced by the u.s. mint. in that case, it might help and prevent it from toning. the case should be easy to open. so that we can take out capsule with coin without damaging or touching the coin itself. well, this should be a little bit expensive than the current plastic case for clad proof set and so forth. anyway, i will still buy them.

 

to issue a silver dollar commemorating the friendship between the philippines and united states of america. by issuing a silver dollar with general macarthur and philippine president quirino on the obverse and the replica of reverse of 1903 philippine silver peso american eagle on it.

 

Possibly not a bad idea, for 2046, the centennial of the Philippines being granted full independence. until then I don't see a good reason for it.

And the mint did have a line of jewelry type items at one time. They scrapped that a long time ago. I doubt that they would bring it back.

 

no need to celebrate their independent. but to commemorate years under commonweath between philippines and u.s. the u.s. have issued silver coins from 1903-1945 for the philippines. and they also issued a three pieces silver coin set during 1936 and a two pieces silver coin set during 1947.

 

the mint should minimize or reduce the mintage for every product they produce. they are waisting a lot of unwanted coins.

 

Yep we struck coins for them from 1903 to 1935 as a US protectrate, the three coins set in 1936 to mark their change to Commonwealth status, and the two coin set in 1947 to mark their change in status to independence.

As far as a commemorative, in general they should only be for fifty years anniversaries or multiples of fifty years. Odd anniversaries come across as just being money grubbing attempts and not serious commemoratives. There is nothing that fits a fifty or hundred year anniversary with the Phillippines until 2036.

You are assuming they strike ALL of the coins authorized and then melt down the ones they don't sell. My bet is they don't do that. They strike a portion for immediate delivery and then basically strike to order so they never have more than a small amount more than needed to fill orders. That's why so many people have to wait while their coins are on back order, because the MInt DOESN'T strike all of the coins and orders have overrun stock on hand. So once the order period ends they never have more than a small number of coins that have to be destroyed.

 

thanks conder101

 

i suggest to stop selling all the 2008 products. and start a new year (2009) with a few popular items.

 

since many people and stores do not accept dollar and cent. i suggest the mint should lowering the mintage of all prez & sac dollars and lincoln cent. and again maybe discontinue both again.

 

i hope the mint should not proceed to mint the 5 oz silver coin and any other sizes. they already declared to minimize products. why add few more?.

 

The Mint has no choice. The law requires that they produce them.

 

"last chance" to end tomorrow at 5:00 pm. i hope the mint will discontinue most 2008 products and those products before 2008. let's start right away the 2009 products.

 

all those unsold from the "last chance". instead of return them for recycle. the mint should sell it "at face value" to the collectors first.