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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeff, post: 34187, member: 585&quot;]Now,&nbsp; ....I realize I&#039;m going to capture the &#039;ire of some purist here when I ask this question cause well, this is a &quot;coin forum&quot; and just because something is small, round, flat, shinny and made of a precious metal does not constitute &quot;coinage&quot; or earn special rights in a &quot;coin forum&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, really, is there such a thing as &quot;medal forum&quot;?&nbsp; So, here is my question:</p><p><br /></p><p>What happened to the frenzy over the first ever National Wildlife Refuge series &quot;SILVER&quot; medal series from the Mint ?&nbsp; The fish, the eagle, the elk, ....the coveted duck.&nbsp; Not the medals...the frenzy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought they were pretty neat though I don&#039;t collect medals -never have but, they were round, flat, shinny, and made of real silver (for the first time too, and from the US Mint -whoa) so I proceeded to collect all 3 .....out of 4. </p><p><br /></p><p>You see, I couldn&#039;t get the duck number 4, because the Mint ran out and my order was cancelled. </p><p><br /></p><p>Mean while, in the nether-web-world unbeknownst to me, there was a frenzy going on.&nbsp; These medals were selling for 2 times their original selling price !&nbsp;&nbsp; I was excited but at the same time a bit bummed, cause that meant the only way to obtain a quack was on ebay and it would be costly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually, the duck landed on ebay for 3 times its selling price ! </p><p><br /></p><p>So much for completing the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>At that point, I remembered that I really didn&#039;t collect medals and so I abandoned the duck hunt.</p><p><br /></p><p>A year later, I decided that 3 out of 4 in a series did not make a neat collection and so decided to sell my 3 shinny medals. </p><p><br /></p><p>Went to ebay to check prices and was shocked again.</p><p><br /></p><p>They were offering free trips to Orlando with each medal purchase !</p><p><br /></p><p>Where did all the medal frenzy folks go?&nbsp; These babies are low mintage (25,000), made of genuine silver, first time ever from the Mint, a 2003 exclusive,......... and no one is bidding ! ?&nbsp; or worse, they are selling for less than what I paid?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just don&#039;t add up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t sell um for less than I paid that&#039;l only make me feel worse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reckon I&#039;m stuck with 3/4 of a collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yea, I know -should just stick to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your right -lesson learned -collect what you like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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