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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1914389, member: 37498&quot;]I <i>might</i> agree to sign a petition recommending they look into new designs, and perhaps a 1/20th oz coin, but I&#039;m fairly certain they already consider these options periodically.</p><p><br /></p><p>What concerns me most about your petition is the requirement to submit coins to TPG&#039;s for grading.&nbsp; That&#039;s just plain silly and not at all how our government works.</p><p><br /></p><p>If that bit did manage to make it through, do you know what would actually happen?&nbsp; The government would release a contract for bid for companies who want to participate.&nbsp; The contract would probably end up being awarded to one company and it would be the lowest qualified bidder.&nbsp; Do you really want the US Mint to be forced to pay some cut rate grading company to grade &quot;some of these coins&quot;?&nbsp; I don&#039;t.&nbsp; I don&#039;t even want them to be forced to pay a top tier grading service to grade any portion of the coins coming from the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a coin graded, of if you want to buy a graded coin, there are already many options available.&nbsp; There is absolutely no need whatsoever to force the US Mint to participate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps you could explain your reasons for wanting this to happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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