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Message:: [QUOTE="messydesk, post: 4517487, member: 1765"]The Mint is a manufacturing facility that is charged with being profitable.  Hyping limited edition sales and things like special packaging that can be made profitable helps their bottom line enough that they continue to do it.  In that respect, they are no different than any other manufacturer of limited edition stuff that people will line up for.  Is some of the stuff cool?  Yes.  Do I spend minimal effort to play the game in hopes of making a few quick bucks?  Yes.  Do I consider these products an essential part of my collection?  No.  Of course, I did put a type set of classic commemoratives together, and one could argue that there's no difference between the issuance of some of those and some of today's "get rich quick" coins.  Limited mintage, hard to get, and it was known that certain people would be the ones to make money off them.  Maybe 25 years from now, when the 95-W ASE and Jackie Robinson $5 are the same age as the late '30s commems were at the dawn of the TPGs, the hype and hard feelings will have worn off these coins and people will want to collect them for what they are.  And maybe they'll realize that the classic commems are so much cooler and those will finally come out of the toilet.[/QUOTE]