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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2085344, member: 19065"]My point is clear. I explained it, devoid of sourness. I don't care if I get my order or not. I'm more curious about the incredibly inefficient delays at the Mint fulfillment operations in fulfilling these simple orders at this point.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is absolutely nothing special about these coins. There shouldn't be to "collectors" anymore than they are unimportant and ordinary to the general non-collecting public. These, like most others being bought direct from the Mint, are manufactured to be collectibles, fed to consumers who fancy themselves collectors but who have lost their sense of what makes a coin a rarity or special. These things are products. They are not special as a result of normal production the way a key date rarity from intentional business strikes has come to achieve its status and standing, and command of value. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I get my sets, I will sell them to these same misguided consumer-collectors and pool any profits earned towards things of better value in advancing and building a better collection of my own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2085344, member: 19065"]My point is clear. I explained it, devoid of sourness. I don't care if I get my order or not. I'm more curious about the incredibly inefficient delays at the Mint fulfillment operations in fulfilling these simple orders at this point. There is absolutely nothing special about these coins. There shouldn't be to "collectors" anymore than they are unimportant and ordinary to the general non-collecting public. These, like most others being bought direct from the Mint, are manufactured to be collectibles, fed to consumers who fancy themselves collectors but who have lost their sense of what makes a coin a rarity or special. These things are products. They are not special as a result of normal production the way a key date rarity from intentional business strikes has come to achieve its status and standing, and command of value. If I get my sets, I will sell them to these same misguided consumer-collectors and pool any profits earned towards things of better value in advancing and building a better collection of my own.[/QUOTE]
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