Does anyone besides me think the mint should offer a commemorative in both the full presentation case/packaging that it comes in now, AND just the coin in a capsule (for a reduced price)? I for one don't keep the mint's packaging (which I admit is usually very nice) when I submit a coin for grading. What parts of it that can be recycled goes in the recycle bin, and the rest in the trash. I bought an already graded four piece Kennedy half set a while back, and they sent me the mint packaging as well.
@Atarian That's an absurd idea! How else do you expect the Mint to soak you for unnecessary costs? Do you want them to raise the prices for their coins? Does anyone remember the American Legacy Set? You paid $135 for two commems and the clad proof set. Breaking down the cost, it meant that the packaging amounted to $50 or so. Chris
That was an option back in the 1990s and very few took advantage of just the coin and capsule purchase alternative.