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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 2177925, member: 8703&quot;]Absolutely correct, Christian.&nbsp; I purchased an English-language version of the Lighthouse Catalogue Euro 2015 and was stunned by the number of standard circulating euro coins minted solely for inclusion in uncirculated or proof sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would expect more mint set-oriented mintages from the smaller populated EU members (Luxembourg, Finland, perhaps Portugal) and from the smaller numismatic-oriented nations that use the euro like San Marino, Vatican City and Andorra) but, it is the large cornerstone nations like France, Germany, Italy and Spain that issue many, many traditionally circulating euro coins in sets only, often for years at a time.&nbsp; I have found that the big mintages of 1999 through 2002 have often sufficed for commerce needs in the EU for 13 years!</p><p><br /></p><p>American Kennedy half dollars, presidential and Sacagawea dollar coins have plenty of minted, but non-circulated company among our European Union friends.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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