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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2703236, member: 86305&quot;]Well those of us who collected the First Souse coins cared and saw the Mint do some good things to keep the pricing on the most popular ones from getting completely out of hand.&nbsp; They did this even toward the end with the Kennedy and Regan issues long after strong sales had waned.&nbsp; The FS series is almost unattainable now, but it was not then.&nbsp; I for one was certainly glad when they ran out of First Ladies to honor.</p><p><br /></p><p>ASE is much more popular, but not without its issues like the 95-W.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the 17-S will be that rare, but it has the potential of being very difficult for many collectors and it did not have to be so.&nbsp; I slowly put together an ASE proof set in PR70DCAM as the coins were issued and they were very reasonable.&nbsp; I missed the 95-W for some reason (still kicking myself) and just cannot pull the trigger on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I am a free market guy and so long as the rules are known and fair then it is fine.&nbsp; It just seems in these type sales the fairness isn&#039;t there.&nbsp; These were dealt with much like ticket scalpers at rock concerts.&nbsp; For investors this was the perfect play.&nbsp; For collectors it might be an opportunity missed for many.&nbsp; I am a big believer of feeding this hobby from the ground up, especially with young people.&nbsp; Events like this do not speak well of the Mint or the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>But just my take on it and we all have different perspectives and that is fine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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