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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Info Sponge, post: 911550, member: 20538&quot;]OK, more ignorant questions from me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can the Mint make numismatic versions of the 5-ouncer without specific legislation to allow it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Isn&#039;t edge lettering done by putting the lettering onto the collar? Why would it cause a coin to &quot;crumple&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>If they&#039;re less than twice the diameter of a silver American Eagle, that means they&#039;re less than four times the area, which means that with five times as much mass and therefore volume of silver they are more than 25% thicker. Why would anyone call that &quot;paper thin&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>If I buy hypothetical numismatic versions for fun but want to keep an eye on whether they hold their value, what is the history of unusual sizes and designs? Does the collecting community tend to discard them and treat them as gimmicky outcasts, or to prize their uniqueness?</p><p><br /></p><p>How the heck are we going to store them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and is it normal for the Mint to be almost halfway through a coin&#039;s issuance year without announcing a release date or a price?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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