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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkwelbornjr, post: 2390808, member: 17034&quot;]So yeah I never said I supported some of their tactics.&nbsp; By crisp I mean strike quality.&nbsp; Sure I can buy generic bullion bars for a hair over spot.&nbsp; But you can&#039;t expect a profit seeking retail outfit to charge the same small premium for items that are surely selling in lower volumes.&nbsp; I do like a variety of private minted items.&nbsp; Just because one thing is available somewhere for a great price doesn&#039;t mean I don&#039;t like something with a different design better from somewhere else regardless of price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen all the news articles about NC Mint.&nbsp; First, there is no reason any company can&#039;t issue commemoratives for 9-11.&nbsp; The US Mint does not have exclusive rights to 9-11. Obviously there is a market for it...people like stuff like that.&nbsp; They never say these are government issues.&nbsp; For the price..that stand up medal was well-made.&nbsp; Probably made in Germany by BH Mayer.&nbsp; The US Mint likes to be vigilanty for anything that&#039;s not their product.&nbsp; People can collect exonumia without it being from the US Mint.&nbsp; Personally I like private stuff as I am getting tired of the US Mint&#039;s obsession of all new coin designs being a political agenda...aside from the historic coin designs being struck in gold.&nbsp; The Freedom Tower Coin was not marked copy as its an original design and bears no similarity to any US Coin.&nbsp; The FTC violation may have had something to do with the shipping and charging of items.&nbsp; Not sure on that as the few orders I have placed with them were un eventful.&nbsp; Some members of the public scream scam before even calling customer service to sort it out.&nbsp; We all know this.&nbsp; Anyone with 1% intelligence can sort through the Up-sell offers from NC Mint. Again never an issue.&nbsp; I purchased a replica 1936 Proof Set from them in 2004 and the upsel from them was the same set but in pure silver for $50.&nbsp; I bought two.&nbsp; beautiful replicas in a flimsy case.&nbsp; But I sold my extra on Ebay for $275. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am in no way affiliated with any company that sells bars, coins etc.&nbsp; Why would NC Mint advertise on a forum by posting pics of ingots, not even in their packaging, taken by an iphone on a bed? With my fingers doing the modeling?&nbsp; LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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