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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hulkster, post: 342008, member: 3322&quot;]Having collected both American coins and Canadian coins, I can&#039;t help but notice how much more collectible Canadian coins are.&nbsp; The US mint has simply turned me off with their runs of 100,000 on their proof silver dollars and other &quot;collectible&quot; issues.&nbsp; How in the heck is something with such volume ever going to be collectible.&nbsp; Meanwhile, I find Canadian special issue silver dollars like the Tulip Privy Maple Leaf with a mintage of 3,500.&nbsp; Not to mention that Canada, Australia, etc., have pushed the envelope with square coins, holograms, colorized, strange denominations among others.&nbsp; While not all of these designs appeal to me personally, I truly appreciate the effort and innovation.&nbsp; The US mint simply puts out a few silver dollar commemoratives and dresses up bullion.&nbsp; Then they combine coins you can buy singularly and call it a commemorative set.&nbsp; Well what&#039;s the incentive for buying the set when I can buy all 3 coins separate.&nbsp; Add that to mass produced state quarters, dollars, nickels...I mean what the heck.&nbsp; 100,000,000 of each state quarter????&nbsp; Is the logic here to build collectible sets or to make money off of overhyped propaganda.&nbsp; None of these sets ( state quarters, westward nickels, presidential dolalrs) are ever going to be worth much.&nbsp; I apologize for the rant, but I&#039;m getting sick and tired of the US mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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