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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;statequarterguy, post: 2192329, member: 21782&quot;]With competing interests, of course, there is no simple solution that pleases all. The mint is in it for the profit and would like to sell as many as possible - many collectors and dealers are in it for the profit as well, but would like to acquire as many low mintage coins as possible.&nbsp; Unlimited mintages for a short period of time produce higher mintages, so collectors and dealers don&#039;t realize immediate profits, so they may lose interest over time, hurting sales.&nbsp; There is a &quot;sweet spot&quot; mintage that produces a profitable coin, as well as allows most to acquire some, as well as piques collector/dealer interest producing large sales for the mint.&nbsp; As shown by the Truman Set, the mint is capable of missing the mark with a flawed analysis, yet could have rectified the error, but compounded the problem by doing nothing. And, more to the OP&#039;s point, the mint will never be able to force buyers to adhere to household limits.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what&#039;s an equitable solution for all?&nbsp; The mint must first attempt to come up with that &quot;sweet spot&quot; mintage.&nbsp; With its sales data and surveys, it wouldn&#039;t be hard to do, if its sales staff were competent, which is a big if, considering the way they dropped the ball with several recent issues.&nbsp; I&#039;d say they have &quot;suits&quot; up there who know nothing about coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, the mint needs to initially rollout limited issues with lower household limits.&nbsp; Sure, buyers will get around those limits, but it&#039;s much tougher to impossible to hoard as many with lower limits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third, if the mint blows the rollout, like they did with the Truman Set, they need to exercise the rights they reserve.&nbsp; They do not reserve the right to increase the mintage after it is published (I don&#039;t believe), but they do reserve the right to adjust household limits after orders are placed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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