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<p>[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2773353, member: 34882"]Probably be $200+, I think this is simply a ploy by the mint to try and cover the losses they are likely adding up as a result of the design choice thus far. When you can simply roll the design into another coin program and smooth the financials out so it doesn't look as bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said the mint can't even make this coin without a new law as they used the buffalo coin program to mint the 1/10 dime, 1/4 quarter and gold Walking liberty to get around needing a new law already last year. And in that laws language it limits the design change to once every 5 or 10 years (I can't recall which right now). So if they tried to do it that way they'd technically be minting an unauthorized coin I believe without a new congressional authorization.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read in coin world though that it's not even clear which design the mint would use for the coin with the 2015 design being in play as well. However, I'm pretty sure the CCAC is going to recommend using the 2017 design they are so proud of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2773353, member: 34882"]Probably be $200+, I think this is simply a ploy by the mint to try and cover the losses they are likely adding up as a result of the design choice thus far. When you can simply roll the design into another coin program and smooth the financials out so it doesn't look as bad. That being said the mint can't even make this coin without a new law as they used the buffalo coin program to mint the 1/10 dime, 1/4 quarter and gold Walking liberty to get around needing a new law already last year. And in that laws language it limits the design change to once every 5 or 10 years (I can't recall which right now). So if they tried to do it that way they'd technically be minting an unauthorized coin I believe without a new congressional authorization. I read in coin world though that it's not even clear which design the mint would use for the coin with the 2015 design being in play as well. However, I'm pretty sure the CCAC is going to recommend using the 2017 design they are so proud of.[/QUOTE]
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