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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 2014623, member: 29643&quot;]<a href="http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aarb_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-USM-Site/Sites-USM-Library/default/v1414814448861/images/PDFs/PMPricingGrid.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aarb_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-USM-Site/Sites-USM-Library/default/v1414814448861/images/PDFs/PMPricingGrid.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aarb_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-USM-Site/Sites-USM-Library/default/v1414814448861/images/PDFs/PMPricingGrid.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, as I said before, as a taxpayer, I&#039;m all for the US Mint remaining profitable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond that, those claiming the US Mint has a monopoly are misunderstanding the word monopoly. Just because you&#039;re the only producer of a specific style of product doesn&#039;t mean you have a monopoly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Toyota doesn&#039;t have a monopoly over Camry or Prius model vehicles, since those are considered to be interchangeable with other mid-premium and hybrid vehicles. Similarly, the US Mint doesn&#039;t have a monopoly over one-ounce silver eagles, since others sell silver bullion products.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any argument that starts with &quot;The US Mint is the only one who can mint US coinage&quot; actually lends itself to failure, since that creates an inherent implication that ASEs should sell for a premium. If you don&#039;t like the size of the premium, you can always buy non-US Mint silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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