Mark Twain seems to be doing better than the National Park Service. I did my bit for Mark Twain, bought all four products, proof and uncirculated, gold and silver. I liked the design, the subject, and that one of the beneficiaries was the University of California's Bancroft Library where I have utilized a few times for research.
I looked at your report and, unless I'm missing something, I don't think that any conclusions can be drawn from that small sample.
On my list to get .. sooner or later are the 2007 Jefferson Library 2008 Jackson Liberty 2008 Van Burden Liberty 2010 Buchanan Liberty Not for the presidents (wives, as they were single) but for the obverse which has the Liberty designs of old coinage.
The only spouse coin I have is the Jefferson Liberty.......lovely design. As to this years modern gold commems, I've got the two offerings in uncirculated exclusively. I can't justify the cost of getting the two proofs.
Maybe if the mint didn't have to pump out a few new ones every single year in multiple finishes sales would be better overall. I also think the poor designs play a factor as well. But I guess that's what happens when we have committee's choosing coin designs for coins that I bet none of them ever purchase a single one of.
The major problem is that these are tied to legislation. The money goes to worthy causes but they are not always causes that the collecting public cares about.
Demand is down compared to what? One year isn't a "sample" of anything unless you're trying to prove that silver outsells gold. For demand to be "down," we'd need ten years of comparative sales of equivalent products.
The topic is gold commerative: Unc and proofs 2001 - 34,000 2002 - 43,000 2006 - 57,000 2007 - 65,000 2008 - 73,000 2011 - 52,000 2013 - 22,000 2016 - 37,000
Because just about everyone knows the Mint puts out so many coins now that there is no way a collector could afford (or want) to buy every single offering. Plus, if you can wait a few months, you won't spend too much than the us mint price buying the coin already graded.
2011 and 2013 weren't the grandest of economic years if you'll recall. As Dave pointed out, the 68 percent jump from 2013 ain't too shabby. Another factor we need to consider before drawing any firm conclusions: what have the mintage limits been for the years in question?
Same here. Cannot afford the gold coins, so the bronze duplicate medals are a very affordable alternative.
These aren't mine, I think somebody here at CT has them. They posted the photo and I thought it was pretty cool, especially the box.
