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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 18173790, member: 101855"]The mint has restricted the mintage of the American Silver Eagle (ASE) so that now the price is 67% over melt. These coins were supposed to be a way for Americans to buy silver for collecting and investment purposes. Now they are over priced numismatic items. </p><p><br /></p><p>The commemorative half dollars, stuck on base metal copper-nickel planchets, are now have an issue price of over $40. Please don't tell me you have to charge that price to recover your costs. Regular Kennedy copper-nickel half dollars don't cost nearly that much. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mint is a mess, and it seems like they don't care. Now they have surveys were the are asking how much you earn. Forget it. They make me wish for the days that mint products for collectors were limited to Proof and Mint sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 18173790, member: 101855"]The mint has restricted the mintage of the American Silver Eagle (ASE) so that now the price is 67% over melt. These coins were supposed to be a way for Americans to buy silver for collecting and investment purposes. Now they are over priced numismatic items. The commemorative half dollars, stuck on base metal copper-nickel planchets, are now have an issue price of over $40. Please don't tell me you have to charge that price to recover your costs. Regular Kennedy copper-nickel half dollars don't cost nearly that much. The mint is a mess, and it seems like they don't care. Now they have surveys were the are asking how much you earn. Forget it. They make me wish for the days that mint products for collectors were limited to Proof and Mint sets.[/QUOTE]
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