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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2619436, member: 71723"]Kurt is herein testifying. (Can I get an 'amen'?) Look, the United States Mint decision-makers are a creature of the President they have been serving. They are HIGHLY politicized. Why do you think we haven't had a full-blown Director of the Mint since Moy? No one the President would nominate has had a ghost of a prayer of Senate confirmation. It's quite simple. This soon-to-be ex-President wanted a political agenda all over everything, including Mint products. This is his farewell gift to the numismatic community. I was told by the current Chief Deputy Director that ALL, and that means A-L-L decision making had to go  through the White House. There was almost no autonomy at the Mint for design decisions. At the October Mint forum, I was watching the faces of Mint personnel. They were just itching for someone to express disapproval so they could lambast them for being racist. Besides, this design was NOT presented as "their current thinking" but more of a done deal. If I had THIS kind of money to throw around on speculation (I don't), I'd buy one for that purpose. EVENTUALLY, low initial sales always brings a premium. See the Robinson and Revolutionary War Patriots (and Atlanta Olympics and others). This coin will eventually SOAR in the aftermarket.[/QUOTE]