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<p>[QUOTE="risk_reward, post: 1904708, member: 12702"]Here are two instances: </p><p><a href="http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/536.cfm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/536.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/536.cfm</a></p><p> </p><p><b>(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall mint and issue, in qualities and quantities that the Secretary determines are sufficient to meet public demand, coins which...</b></p><p>There is no ambiguity here and there are no provisions in the law for the Treasury Secretary to stop sales or ration silver coins. The ONLY determinate of the Secretary in the law is that he MUST supply sufficient coins to meet public demand. That is clearly NOT being done at present and this must be rectified.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/1136.cfm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/1136.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/1136.cfm</a></p><p> </p><p><b>"shall sell the coins minted under subsection (e) to the public at a price equal to the market value of the bullion at the time of sale, plus the cost of minting, marketing, and distributing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and promotional and overhead expenses)."</b></p><p>Where does it say that the US Mint can "markup" the coins any amount they wish?</p><p>They CAN'T and they are in violation of the Law AGAIN![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="risk_reward, post: 1904708, member: 12702"]Here are two instances: [url]http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/536.cfm[/url] [B](e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall mint and issue, in qualities and quantities that the Secretary determines are sufficient to meet public demand, coins which...[/B] There is no ambiguity here and there are no provisions in the law for the Treasury Secretary to stop sales or ration silver coins. The ONLY determinate of the Secretary in the law is that he MUST supply sufficient coins to meet public demand. That is clearly NOT being done at present and this must be rectified. [url]http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/1136.cfm[/url] [B]"shall sell the coins minted under subsection (e) to the public at a price equal to the market value of the bullion at the time of sale, plus the cost of minting, marketing, and distributing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and promotional and overhead expenses)."[/B] Where does it say that the US Mint can "markup" the coins any amount they wish? They CAN'T and they are in violation of the Law AGAIN![/QUOTE]
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