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<p>[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 642889, member: 3011"]Interesting. The US Mint director doesn't want people to profit from coins worth more than melt value, but has no problem issuing coins worth less than melt value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, people sometimes forget that coinage is one of the best and highest uses for metal as a way to preserve purchasing power. The coins may eventually have a value above face value even if they aren't melted if inflation really kicks in, similar to junk silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 642889, member: 3011"]Interesting. The US Mint director doesn't want people to profit from coins worth more than melt value, but has no problem issuing coins worth less than melt value. Also, people sometimes forget that coinage is one of the best and highest uses for metal as a way to preserve purchasing power. The coins may eventually have a value above face value even if they aren't melted if inflation really kicks in, similar to junk silver.[/QUOTE]
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