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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 1959609, member: 8703&quot;]I have always been a patient collector in dealing with the US Mint.&nbsp; Back in the mid-1970s, it was not uncommon to wait 4-5 months for a proof set or an uncirculated set.&nbsp; All orders were by mail and you had to send a check or money order.&nbsp; You could not cancel the order and everything was mailed by the Postal Service with registered mail direct from the Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>In those days, proof and uncirculated sets were the sum total of all coinage offerings, period.&nbsp; No bullion, no commemoratives (except 1976), no rolls, little to no precious metal (usually none), no plethora of finishes.&nbsp; The coinage system topped out at the Eisenhower or Anthony dollar.&nbsp; Just six designs, three mints, 18 coins.&nbsp; That&#039;s it.&nbsp; All coins were minted with the intent of commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, we are issuing over 75 coins a year and it may take a few days to a few months for them to arrive.&nbsp; The selection is enormous.&nbsp; The majority of ordering is completed online, despite fits and starts, and can be completed in a minute or two when the numismatic hordes of wild-eyed collectors are not cybersquatting and cybermilling about.&nbsp; (I say that in a funny way.)&nbsp; Standing orders are possible with a discount, no less!</p><p><br /></p><p>The old Virginia Slims cigarette commercials on TV before 1971 said, &quot;you&#039;ve come a long way baby.&quot;&nbsp; I believe the US Mint does a very good job overall.&nbsp; It&#039;s all a matter of prospective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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