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<p>[QUOTE="dreamer94, post: 211362, member: 6449"]<b>Littleton redefines the word "comprehensive"</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is an old thread, but very topical. </p><p> </p><p>I have been dumbfounded by the Littleton catalog prices. However, this listing seems downright deceptive. It lists a "Comprehensive Proof Set Collection spanning 30 years" from 1968 to 1998. The price of $498 seems reasonable until you realize that the fine print near the end of the ad says that you will receive only 20 proof sets, with dates chosen by the vendor. That, of course, isn't worth anywhere near $498. There are, of course, 38 proof sets spanning those years if you include the 92-98 silver sets and the 1976 bicentennial 40% silver set. </p><p> </p><p>I can see that "spanning 30 years" is technically correct (and could be true with only 2 proof sets if they were a 1968 and a 1998 set). But "comprehensive" has a pretty well accepted meaning and 20 randomly selected sets is not it. </p><p> </p><p>Who falls for this nonsense?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer94, post: 211362, member: 6449"][b]Littleton redefines the word "comprehensive"[/b] This is an old thread, but very topical. I have been dumbfounded by the Littleton catalog prices. However, this listing seems downright deceptive. It lists a "Comprehensive Proof Set Collection spanning 30 years" from 1968 to 1998. The price of $498 seems reasonable until you realize that the fine print near the end of the ad says that you will receive only 20 proof sets, with dates chosen by the vendor. That, of course, isn't worth anywhere near $498. There are, of course, 38 proof sets spanning those years if you include the 92-98 silver sets and the 1976 bicentennial 40% silver set. I can see that "spanning 30 years" is technically correct (and could be true with only 2 proof sets if they were a 1968 and a 1998 set). But "comprehensive" has a pretty well accepted meaning and 20 randomly selected sets is not it. Who falls for this nonsense?[/QUOTE]
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