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<p>[QUOTE="Virginian, post: 3332297, member: 27579"]I am a coin collector, not an investor. And as a collector, this release makes me sadder than any release ever.</p><p><br /></p><p>I grew up in Florida as a kid during the Apollo program and was a huge fan of everything NASA. I had moon maps and pictures of astronauts in my bedroom as a kid. Our family used to go watch the launches at Cape Kennedy. So these coins bring back a lot of fond memories for me and would normally be something I would buy for sure and share stories with my kids over them.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I refuse to be held hostage with these ridiculous political surcharges. $35 surcharge for the gold coin. $10 surcharge for the silver dollar. I'm not paying it. Period. I know that it would leave a bitter, bitter, taste in my mouth every time I took out these coins and looked at them. It's not the money - it's the principle of being bent over a table like that. SOBs. They're turning the United States Mint into the Franklin Mint. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish everyone would boycott these coins to put an end to this pernicious practice. I realize that's not going to happen, but I'll be d__ned if I'm going to participate in being part of the problem. YMMV.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Virginian, post: 3332297, member: 27579"]I am a coin collector, not an investor. And as a collector, this release makes me sadder than any release ever. I grew up in Florida as a kid during the Apollo program and was a huge fan of everything NASA. I had moon maps and pictures of astronauts in my bedroom as a kid. Our family used to go watch the launches at Cape Kennedy. So these coins bring back a lot of fond memories for me and would normally be something I would buy for sure and share stories with my kids over them. But I refuse to be held hostage with these ridiculous political surcharges. $35 surcharge for the gold coin. $10 surcharge for the silver dollar. I'm not paying it. Period. I know that it would leave a bitter, bitter, taste in my mouth every time I took out these coins and looked at them. It's not the money - it's the principle of being bent over a table like that. SOBs. They're turning the United States Mint into the Franklin Mint. I wish everyone would boycott these coins to put an end to this pernicious practice. I realize that's not going to happen, but I'll be d__ned if I'm going to participate in being part of the problem. YMMV.[/QUOTE]
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