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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 25505965, member: 22377&quot;]I think the idea is to not carry inventory from Europe and have to deal with taking payments (especially if currency conversion is needed). They have a handful of coins on display to give buyers an idea. Some also have agreements/partnerships with US dealers. For example, at a show several years ago, the Austrian Mint was telling people that the coins are all available on APMEX (you could not order direct from their website).</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: the Lithuanian mint had a coin I&#039;ve admired for a few years that is like a honeycomb. These sold out a while back and increased significantly on the secondary market. I guess the idea behind including it in their display was to show a cool design and the value the coins can achieve but you can&#039;t buy it anywhere outside of a few eBay dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link to that coin. It is actually Latvian but made by the Lithuanian Mint. Issue price was 53 Euro and nowadays they sell for $500 or more.</p><p><a href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/latvian-honeycomb-coin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/latvian-honeycomb-coin.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/latvian-honeycomb-coin.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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