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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1969299, member: 15929&quot;]Exactly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my feelings are rooted in the fact that in order to have a &quot;complete&quot; collection, I was more or less forced into acquiring this coin which the US Mint gave such little thought to.</p><p><br /></p><p>It kinda pisses me off in a way since I&#039;ve always voiced the opinion that a gold coin just wasn&#039;t needed since they started floating this idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using gold is exactly counter to the metallic content of every other coin in the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>90% Silver = OK</p><p>40% Silver Clad = OK</p><p>CnClad = OK</p><p>Satin Finish = OK</p><p>90% Silver Proofs starting in 1992 = OK</p><p><br /></p><p>GOLD? WTF were they thinking?</p><p>It&#039;s the white elephant of the group since at the minimum all they really needed was the Silver Set and &quot;possibly&quot; the CnClad Set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not making the designs readily distinguishable from the standard circulating coins was simply an inconsiderate blunder. A cheaper blunder than the gold piece but a blunder none the less.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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