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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 26348547, member: 4626"]Kind of surprised nobody was talking about this yet, so I guess I'll start the topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on the Superman medals? My thoughts are basically, love the design, no complaints there; but $135 feels like a lot to pay for about $40 worth of silver, even one with a great design.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the debates I've seen anywhere about this medal are mostly from Superman/DC/comic fans rather than coin collectors. The few discussions I've seen from the latter are typically: 1. Why a fictional character like Superman; 2. Costs too much, or 3. I like it, I want it, I'll buy it. I agree with #2 kind of, yeah it's too much, but well... kind of par for the course with US Mint products these days, if I want it bad enough I'll begrudgingly fork out the dough. #1 well, American pop culture is part of American history too, so why not. #3 Yes I like it, I want it... but I'm still at "maybe" for whether I'll buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just wonder if anyone else had any thoughts on this. I'm seriously thinking about it, I'm not completely immune to FOMO lol... but the price feels a little steep and not sure if I want it bad enough to fork out that much for it. But I'm kind of still on the fence atm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 26348547, member: 4626"]Kind of surprised nobody was talking about this yet, so I guess I'll start the topic. Any thoughts on the Superman medals? My thoughts are basically, love the design, no complaints there; but $135 feels like a lot to pay for about $40 worth of silver, even one with a great design. Most of the debates I've seen anywhere about this medal are mostly from Superman/DC/comic fans rather than coin collectors. The few discussions I've seen from the latter are typically: 1. Why a fictional character like Superman; 2. Costs too much, or 3. I like it, I want it, I'll buy it. I agree with #2 kind of, yeah it's too much, but well... kind of par for the course with US Mint products these days, if I want it bad enough I'll begrudgingly fork out the dough. #1 well, American pop culture is part of American history too, so why not. #3 Yes I like it, I want it... but I'm still at "maybe" for whether I'll buy it. Just wonder if anyone else had any thoughts on this. I'm seriously thinking about it, I'm not completely immune to FOMO lol... but the price feels a little steep and not sure if I want it bad enough to fork out that much for it. But I'm kind of still on the fence atm.[/QUOTE]
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