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<p>[QUOTE="treehugger, post: 1426061, member: 28451"]Huh? I'm having difficulty seeing how this is terrible news for the hobby. Everyone who wants a set to enjoy will have the opportunity to do so. The Mint will generate more revenue by selling more sets. Yep; you're right -- this is going to suck for everybody.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint has been selling mint to demand items for a long time, so this is not a departure from its previous behavior. As I mentioned earlier, as evidenced by other mint to demand items, these could also well appreciate in value.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, the manner in which the Mint handled the 25th Anniversary Set was worse for the hobby than what they will be doing with this set. If you are worried about the amount of sets that will be produced, rest assured this is probably only the beginning. Judging from last year and this year, it looks as though the Mint may be on the verge of striking at least 1 special set a year.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many of us who want the coins because we love the coins and want to enjoy them. We could really give a rat's behind regarding their future appreciation value or how "rare" they will be. We are just happy we can obtain a set to treasure. Is that really such a bad thing?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treehugger, post: 1426061, member: 28451"]Huh? I'm having difficulty seeing how this is terrible news for the hobby. Everyone who wants a set to enjoy will have the opportunity to do so. The Mint will generate more revenue by selling more sets. Yep; you're right -- this is going to suck for everybody. The Mint has been selling mint to demand items for a long time, so this is not a departure from its previous behavior. As I mentioned earlier, as evidenced by other mint to demand items, these could also well appreciate in value. In my opinion, the manner in which the Mint handled the 25th Anniversary Set was worse for the hobby than what they will be doing with this set. If you are worried about the amount of sets that will be produced, rest assured this is probably only the beginning. Judging from last year and this year, it looks as though the Mint may be on the verge of striking at least 1 special set a year. There are many of us who want the coins because we love the coins and want to enjoy them. We could really give a rat's behind regarding their future appreciation value or how "rare" they will be. We are just happy we can obtain a set to treasure. Is that really such a bad thing?[/QUOTE]
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