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<p>[QUOTE="jameso, post: 1372737, member: 34587"]What a topic to be reading as an employee of one of the big mints...</p><p><br /></p><p>I will not be drawn into the discussion in detail, but it is interesting to hear what serious collectors feel is the right path to take. It's always tempting to broaden the range to appeal to more people...but if that lets down your core collectors you have a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>We are commercial entities, so we want to make profit and to grow...that's a given. When it comes to pricing and 'value'...that's a tough one for me to comment on. I know we price at what the market can take, and we try and offer a competitive product to the market. We are looking at ways we can offer more value and a more complete experience when you buy from us. These are by and large not things that will appeal to the serious collector who just wants the coin, but to people who are new to the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jameso, post: 1372737, member: 34587"]What a topic to be reading as an employee of one of the big mints... I will not be drawn into the discussion in detail, but it is interesting to hear what serious collectors feel is the right path to take. It's always tempting to broaden the range to appeal to more people...but if that lets down your core collectors you have a problem. We are commercial entities, so we want to make profit and to grow...that's a given. When it comes to pricing and 'value'...that's a tough one for me to comment on. I know we price at what the market can take, and we try and offer a competitive product to the market. We are looking at ways we can offer more value and a more complete experience when you buy from us. These are by and large not things that will appeal to the serious collector who just wants the coin, but to people who are new to the hobby.[/QUOTE]
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