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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LibertyBell, post: 164990, member: 6142&quot;]I consider myself a collector; not an investor. As a collector, the number of coins of a particular type is of interest to me because rarity matters. Although none of the modern proofs are rare by any strectch of the imagination, the fact that the mint can fudge mintages is somewhat disconcerting. If it were strictly a monetizing agency, as was probably the original intent, I wouldn&#039;t take issue with the things that they do. A major area of focus for the mint nowadays, however, is to market to collectors. In doing so, they need to be far more careful in the way they word their ads and thier marketing practices.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I suppose under the premise that coin &quot;collectors&quot; such as yourself, not being interestd in the &quot;value&quot; of a coin would not find a problem if the mint were to begin issuing 1933 saints from the original dies with no way to tell them from the coins minted in 1933.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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