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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hulkster, post: 342758, member: 3322&quot;]<b>...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Well I&#039;m just frustrated with the American mint.&nbsp; They overmint many of their new collectible issues making their potential value minimal, and the things they don&#039;t overmint are half ounce gold and platinum sets, far too expensive for most Americans.&nbsp; I do see the point that it has introduced many people to the hobby, and I agree that it is a good thing.&nbsp; However, it just seems as though the mint is trying too hard to turn a fast dollar by minting 250,000 @ 35 bucks a pop or something.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Canada, I do admit, goes a little too far with the post mint-stuff, but they understand that collectibles have to be limited runs.&nbsp; Why are the vast majority of baseball cards and beanie babies worth less than face value?&nbsp; Because they were&nbsp; overproduced by private companies maximizing profit.&nbsp; My family poured money into the stupid beanie baby crazy, and Ty just kept churning them out until the market was saturated and they were all worthless except for sentimental value.&nbsp; I think both of those hobbies have waned in recent years.&nbsp;&nbsp; So Canada at least grasps that point.&nbsp;&nbsp; And remember that most of these coins are still Silver, Gold, Platinum or even Palladium, so they&#039;ll never be &quot;worthless junk.&quot;&nbsp; If someone wanted to sell me a 1 oz. Silver Maple for 10 dollars because it&#039;s &quot;junk&quot;, then they&#039;ve just been had, cuz i&#039;d take every last one.&nbsp; For example,&nbsp; I&#039;ve taken an interest in the Privy Mark set of Canada, and the Australian Lunar coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; These are not hologrammed, colored, weird shapes, quad-metallic, etc.&nbsp; They are silver dollar sets, and pretty darn nice ones.&nbsp; They&#039;re not even junk by your standards Troodon <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That being said, I understand how some people appreciate the beauty of a silver dollar without the razzle-dazzle.&nbsp;&nbsp; The RCM may be doing things that turn some people off, but&nbsp; it&#039;s their approach I admire, maybe moreso than the end product.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In conclusion, I simply feel the U.S. Mint is acting on the interests of itself by selling as many sets as possible, and disregarding the wants of established and experienced collectors.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just don&#039;t want them to kill the hobby by oversaturating it, like sports cards or beanie babies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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