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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26583927, member: 101855&quot;]Yes, but you should think of other collectors. My interest in new mint issues is limited to a silver Proof set every year. For that I pay an exorbitant $150 +, and it will undeniably higher up next year because of the increase in the price of silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>One year they charged $125 for a set with five quarters in it. The next year it was still $125, but there were only two quarters in it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t care if the mint makes a profit or not. It has abandoned the young collectors. Years ago the mint issued two page cards with the current year’s clad commemorative half dollar in it for like $10. Now the mint wants over $50 for a clad coin. That is not young collector friendly. That is price gouging. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mint has a natural monopoly, and it is taking full advantage of it. You and I shall agree to disagree. The mint is no longer collector friendly. It is ripping the collector off. A dealer can’t get away with doing that because collectors have alternative sources. With the mint, you only have the secondary market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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