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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2499797, member: 71723&quot;]I consider the gold tribute coins to be something even more sinister - an attempt to con the collecting public with &quot;happy talk&quot; about being both the right size AND the weights they decided on in the first place. It was never physically possible to do both goals concurrently and either they were too stupid to do the math, or they thought they could market their way around the big oopsie of the inconvenient truth of gold&#039;s specific gravity. What really tears it was when I pointed out the problem to what passes for Mint hierarchy, they flat out lied.</p><p><br /></p><p>How could I, a mere state employee, possibly know more about the subject than the U.S. Mint? Well, it&#039;s called being educated in things other than being a good patronage drone. Maybe the Mint management could look into it. Nah! All you need to be able to work for the Mint&#039;s marketing arm&nbsp; is the ability to lie without breaking a sweat. I work with a guy whose primary job is writing news releases for my elected boss. I know a professional liar when I see one. Hey, he&#039;d fit in GREAT at the Mint!</p><p><br /></p><p>All 3 gold tribute coins this year can just lay there and bleed for all I care. I&#039;ll NEVER buy any of them. They&#039;re a stinking joke.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hey, I might be the only numismatist that kind of has faith in most people in the gov&#039;t, but thinks the Mint is populated mostly by mouthbreathers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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