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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Murphy45p, post: 3559935, member: 96005&quot;]It seems to me there is two ways to look at this.&nbsp; The first is, that the mint does not profit from the trading of previously issued coins and they are trying to get in on the collecting market.&nbsp; They have created a new market, modern coins, and it&#039;s apparently a hot trend with some dealers gobbling up the offerings, sending them straight to the TPG services and getting huge markups on coins that are of course authentic and of high grade.&nbsp; It&#039;s creating sort of a trend market, with high appreciation being realized immediately, then after the rush wears off, coins trending down to more realistic prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flip side to that is, that it takes those dollars out of what has been the &quot;traditional&quot; coin market, that is, older series commonly associated with the hobby.&nbsp; That may create opportunities for collectors preferring older coins to acquire them at more favorable prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the modern trend seems to my eyes:&nbsp; Produce as many different &quot;limited issue&quot; not meant for circulation coins as possible, package them differently, and in some cases restrict the mintage to further stimulate demand.&nbsp; Second, the TPG&#039;s are now placing designations on the holders &quot;from the congratulations set&quot; type things, to distinguish between coins that otherwise are identical to the other coins being produced.&nbsp; The other trend is buying the plastic as much as the coin.&nbsp; When a graded 2019 W Lincoln in the &quot;blue memorial holder&quot; goes for five times what the entire mint set sold for, people are buying plastic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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