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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 25283920, member: 92655"]Why not? Nothing wrong with saving money! Been telling my wife that for years but she just gives me “the look” these days…</p><p><br /></p><p>In all seriousness, the West Point quarters was one of the better ideas put forth by the US mint. Sadly, I am afraid they had already sullied the collector market. Back when the state quarters came out, it was exciting. A whole new generation of coin collectors were born. But that wasn’t enough. They continued with quarter designs, a myriad of commemoratives…. On and on. The excitement turned to weariness among the true blue coin collectors and by the time they issued the West Point quarters, it was just another mint gimmick….. It’s too bad because it was a well thought out scheme….. But I do think there will be future serious interest in them. Tucking them away for now is likely your best bet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 25283920, member: 92655"]Why not? Nothing wrong with saving money! Been telling my wife that for years but she just gives me “the look” these days… In all seriousness, the West Point quarters was one of the better ideas put forth by the US mint. Sadly, I am afraid they had already sullied the collector market. Back when the state quarters came out, it was exciting. A whole new generation of coin collectors were born. But that wasn’t enough. They continued with quarter designs, a myriad of commemoratives…. On and on. The excitement turned to weariness among the true blue coin collectors and by the time they issued the West Point quarters, it was just another mint gimmick….. It’s too bad because it was a well thought out scheme….. But I do think there will be future serious interest in them. Tucking them away for now is likely your best bet.[/QUOTE]
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