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Message:: [QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 1511727, member: 4381"]Anyone who had a chance to listen to the Cointalk radio show this week will hear a long and enthusiastic review of the current Canadian Mint trends and mintages.    Personally I've thought that glow in the dark coins were a bit over the top.  But what is more interesting to me is the trends with the Perth Mint.  They've always been premium proces but I think they are reaching a breaking point on prices. IMO. I was looking closely at the 5 piece platinum discovery set because I think I've really like the small jewel aspect of the coins. But spending 1400 dollars for a half ounce of Platinum is just too much. I could see paying a couple of hundred dollars over spot because of the design and beuaty of the coins, but that price is just too much. Then I found it on Talisman for $1200. I thought maybe, but I would have to be blown away by the design. So when I was Philadelphia at the ANA, I looked at every vendor including the Perth Mint itself to see if I could find one to look at. Nobody had it I ended up picking up one silver golden frog at way too much money but ... I don't know. Its no bargain at all. I think they might be pricing themselves out of their own market. Other that the extremely hot issues, like the recent Funnel Web Spider, some of the issues aren't even selling out...perhaps even sluggish in sales  When they tip the scales, they undermine their own business model.[/QUOTE]