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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1165067, member: 26302&quot;]The question as to whether the mint makes too much profit is not the real point I believe. The mint may not make a dime but still way overcharge for their products, or make a ton of money but have reasonable prices, simply based upon their efficiency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, how many government monopolies do you know of that are as efficient as private firms? Its the efficiency and their expenses that should be analyzed. I would lay a bet today that if the mint was privatized the prices they charge for coins would decline. Framing the argument here simply on profit of the mint is completely missing this point, since inefficient operations are frequently money losers, even with a government monopoly as an asset.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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