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<p>[QUOTE="rhoggman, post: 404325, member: 13987"]The US Mint's online store is like any other store... they cater to the yoke of commercialism. I'm not sure why this surprises anyone. The mint has some neat stuff, and people want it, otherwise they wouldn't care what the prices were. </p><p>I have talked to a lot of people that are very thankful for the state quarter program.... State Quarters and other mint products are like a gateway drug into the realm of "coin collecting". Once people decide they like coins, and that quarters, nickels, presidential dollars can be collected pretty easily, then they move on to American Silver Eagles, maybe some gold coins, and they they discover the beauties of the past... They are hooked, addicted, and hopelessly engrossed into a never-ending money bucket of blissful euphoria.</p><p>The Mint serves it's purpose in my opinion.... I mean take the US mint completely out of the situation and see how the topic evolves... The mint is the life-blood of the hobby for those into moderns, and all the mint collectibles, et cetera.</p><p>Sure they have a lot of stuff because they have to please a lot of people. If you are one of those guys that has to have 1 of everything, I feel sorry for you, because you are going to spend most of you life ****ed off at somebody.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rhoggman, post: 404325, member: 13987"]The US Mint's online store is like any other store... they cater to the yoke of commercialism. I'm not sure why this surprises anyone. The mint has some neat stuff, and people want it, otherwise they wouldn't care what the prices were. I have talked to a lot of people that are very thankful for the state quarter program.... State Quarters and other mint products are like a gateway drug into the realm of "coin collecting". Once people decide they like coins, and that quarters, nickels, presidential dollars can be collected pretty easily, then they move on to American Silver Eagles, maybe some gold coins, and they they discover the beauties of the past... They are hooked, addicted, and hopelessly engrossed into a never-ending money bucket of blissful euphoria. The Mint serves it's purpose in my opinion.... I mean take the US mint completely out of the situation and see how the topic evolves... The mint is the life-blood of the hobby for those into moderns, and all the mint collectibles, et cetera. Sure they have a lot of stuff because they have to please a lot of people. If you are one of those guys that has to have 1 of everything, I feel sorry for you, because you are going to spend most of you life ****ed off at somebody.[/QUOTE]
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