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<p>[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1860663, member: 15929"]Folks also need to remember that the "Internet" did not exist in 1986 at the capacity that it's at today and as such, the US Mint was not in any position to set up a sales procedure for handling 5, 10, 25, 50 coin Silver Eagle Orders. I expect that the "Dealer Network" was designed into the Law with this specifically in mind. Up until the mid-90's, the US Mint did not handle "electronic" orders.</p><p><br /></p><p>When these bullion pieces were announced in85/86, expectations were extremely high since everybody loved Weinmans Walking Liberty Obverse AND it represented the First time that a Classic Coin Design was re-introduced onto Modern coinage!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I made a special trip on the day they were released and paid $7.50 for each 1986 SAE![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1860663, member: 15929"]Folks also need to remember that the "Internet" did not exist in 1986 at the capacity that it's at today and as such, the US Mint was not in any position to set up a sales procedure for handling 5, 10, 25, 50 coin Silver Eagle Orders. I expect that the "Dealer Network" was designed into the Law with this specifically in mind. Up until the mid-90's, the US Mint did not handle "electronic" orders. When these bullion pieces were announced in85/86, expectations were extremely high since everybody loved Weinmans Walking Liberty Obverse AND it represented the First time that a Classic Coin Design was re-introduced onto Modern coinage! I know I made a special trip on the day they were released and paid $7.50 for each 1986 SAE![/QUOTE]
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