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Message:: [QUOTE="dannic113, post: 1365304, member: 35203"]Just out of curiousity am I the only one put off by the rumors of a 2012 and then a 2013 etc. special American Silver Eagle set? From a collector side of things it's getting out of hand. We have gone from three coins a year (bullion, proof, and W m/m burnished) with an occasional anniversary set of 3-5 coins for important milestones to planning to have bullion, phantom S m/m bullion, Proof, W burnished, S m/m (either UNC or bullion they haven't decided) and a reverse proof coin every year. By my count that's 6 in the works for 2012 and in 2013 and beyond it may get worse as they may add P/D/S/W mints for any and all finishes. That means theoretically a future year set of silver eagles could have 10-16 coins and maybe an additional if they do a high relief on top of everything else. On the financial side the mint already stated the billions of dollars generated from the ASE program especially in recent years is a certified money maker and ripe for expansion as it keeps the mint fiscally solvent plus some. However at current prices (plus heavy mark ups for these special coins and sets) times the number of coins it may take to keep sets current and complete how long before people can't pay for it or just say enough and walk completely away from ASE's and maybe even collecting in general. Is this just getting crazy and out of hand?[/QUOTE]