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<p>[QUOTE="JDcompy, post: 24881951, member: 152162"]It's just... it's the END of the collection... we really couldn't wait? lol.. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the Reverse proofs look reallly nice. I kind of love them.. I've put a few in my collection. But, it looks like the mint is putting out reverse proofs now for EVERY year for EVERY coin (I think) - I was on the mint site the other day and they are selling the Innovation Dollar coins (reverse proof sets) - so they are definitely adding these to their strikes on a regular basis. It REALLY feels like they are just adding these things in to continue to try to boost "collecting". But, it's getting too expensive... 4-5 quarters each year 4-5 dollar coins each year. Not to mention the half dollars and dollar coins are not in circulation anymore so you have to "purchase" them either from the mint or from someone who buys rolls/bags from the mint. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cost for collecting is just getting out of hand.. I've been back and forth whether or not I'd add the RPs to the collection... I decided yes for the dollars but it's just too much to try to do them all <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JDcompy, post: 24881951, member: 152162"]It's just... it's the END of the collection... we really couldn't wait? lol.. I think the Reverse proofs look reallly nice. I kind of love them.. I've put a few in my collection. But, it looks like the mint is putting out reverse proofs now for EVERY year for EVERY coin (I think) - I was on the mint site the other day and they are selling the Innovation Dollar coins (reverse proof sets) - so they are definitely adding these to their strikes on a regular basis. It REALLY feels like they are just adding these things in to continue to try to boost "collecting". But, it's getting too expensive... 4-5 quarters each year 4-5 dollar coins each year. Not to mention the half dollars and dollar coins are not in circulation anymore so you have to "purchase" them either from the mint or from someone who buys rolls/bags from the mint. The cost for collecting is just getting out of hand.. I've been back and forth whether or not I'd add the RPs to the collection... I decided yes for the dollars but it's just too much to try to do them all :([/QUOTE]
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