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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 7844668, member: 20480&quot;]While profitability is implied and has become the expectation, I don&#039;t believe they are required to turn a profit, at least not according to <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5136" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5136" rel="nofollow">Title 31, Section 5136 of the Code of Federal Regulations</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The battle lines between the Mint sharing commemorative coin profits with sponsors and defraying the national debt were drawn in the 1990&#039;s and, per the Code, the Mint is simply required to turn over to the Treasury any profits that they happen to generate in their operations.</p><p><br /></p><p>From my perspective, the requirement for profitability of the Mint does not exist . . . nor should it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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