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Message:: [QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1134998, member: 28064"]There's nothing particularly strange about it when you consider that the version you're talking about is supposed to simply be a bullion coin. Therefore it was sold through the same Authorized Purchasers (APs) as American Silver and Gold Eagle bullion coins are sold - Prudential and Fidelitrade being 2 of the 11 APs. The 2010 bullion version had a limited production run which has made it an instant collector piece, but that doesn't change the fact that it is still designated as a bullion coin. The collector versions of these 2010 coins are supposed to go on sale direct from the U.S. Mint to individuals during Q1 2011, however with a week to go there has been no information about that so it's probably safe to assume that we're looking at Q2 2011. The 2011 bullion versions are being released one at a time, starting in April 2011 with the Gettysburg National Military Park coin. Supposedly there are 125,000 of each 2011 coin available rather than the 33,000 of each coin that were available for 2010. The 2011 bullion coins will still be sold through the AP network. (Edited to add: Not excusing what I feel was botched handling of the 2010 bullion coins once The Mint knew that they had created an instant numismatic "rarity" of sorts. Just explaining why the coins were sold through the AP network).[/QUOTE]