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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 2665790, member: 22377&quot;]If you&#039;re referring to the proofs, it is a combination of lower mintage and higher initial mint prices (not many go to auction as most dealers sell as fixed price listings at the high prices reflective of the original mint premium).</p><p><br /></p><p>For the bullion coins, the appeal was also the lower mintages and changing designs. However, after 2012, the designs stopped changing, the purity was increased from 0.958 to 0.999, and the mintages increased. The earlier ones still enjoy a premium, but the latest dates are available for less. For example, the 2017 is on sale at Apmex right now for as low as 1.99 over spot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my favorite designs:</p><p><img src="http://www.images-apmex.com/images/Catalog%20Images/Products/11456_Obv.jpg?v=20130101120000&amp;width=900&amp;height=900" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>2001 (photo courtesy of Apmex)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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