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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 159191, member: 6492&quot;]<b>the mint and their marketing</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Howdy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yeah, I ordered several of the 3 coin sets, and bought a couple of buffalo proofs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess I just basically don&#039;t trust the mint very much.&nbsp; It seems that making money off of us is their main goal - and I agree they hate to create rarities. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, it seems like every year something happens between the leap and the saddle and some rarity occurs.&nbsp; The last couple it was the Marine Corps $ and this year you&#039;ve got Uncle Ben - both 3 baggers right out of the gate.&nbsp; 1999 saw the silver proof set for the silver quarters and 2001 saw the Sac $ cause a runnup.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sometimes it&#039;s fairly easy to spot the winners and sometimes it&#039;s simply the luck (or badluck) of the draw.&nbsp; The 2004 mint set because they had to switch to mint something else and stopped minting early . . . </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I try to buy a few of most everything they mint each year - myself and my hope chest, my grand kids, and perhaps one for giggles.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But this upcoming pres $ dollar series is simply a marketing scam.&nbsp; - perhaps I&#039;ll just wait and buy the First Strikes off of TV?!?&nbsp;&nbsp; teehehe,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>peace,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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