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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pepperoni, post: 129441, member: 5520&quot;]Many times I find my self drawn to a specific coin because of the stellar art work. I collect some that are not low mintage and will buy those in silver just for the art. I do not collect old coins because I do not enjoy the looking like I use to. If it is silver I stay in the area of 3000 total production and 1000 for gold proof only. This is usually foreign mint purchases. The U.S. Mint does what they do. France a while back 2003 I think put out a coin to commerate the Louisiana Purchase. It had one side with Satchmo playing his horn and a river boat in the back ground. The obverse were the traders of the land shaking hands and buildings depicting the older period.By just turning the coin you had a complete experience in art of what happened and how things progressed. France has done a nice job with some of their art work in the last few years. I have stayed with a few mints for proof gold and silver, but on the whole end up each year with more U.S. Proof coins then all others put together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be well</p><p>Floyd</p><p><br /></p><p>I miss a key here and there, age has caught up with me in some areas ( stiff fingers ) .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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