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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeankay, post: 403656, member: 12159&quot;]Hi you nice CT folks. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now don&#039;t get all over me for not being able to quote the actual article I read because I don&#039;t think it is that important to statements.... being...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I read the US Mint satisfies the BIG investors in the first runs of freshly minted coins... specifically the precious metal coins.</p><p>The article went on to say the Mint was going to cut back on the BIG investors orders because of the scarcity and cost of silver and gold, etc.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Okay, with that said... the BIG investors, whom the Mint did not identify,</p><p>including overseas investors, order 100,000 or more, as many as 300,000 coins or sets. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This makes me think that we are getting ripped off, by the mint! </p><p>Do you think we little guys are getting our fair share of freshly minted coins? Are we getting the left-overs? Is this why the coins become &#039;sold-out&#039; and the BIG investors who are out to make a big buck do not care about the little guy and whether or not we can complete our sets?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes I am aware the BIG guys do this for a living and a way to beat off inflation a fraction of a cent at a time. That, in itself, is one reason why I find it totally unfair the Mint should sell our precious metals to the lowest bidders.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why can&#039;t the mint sell first to the individual collectors, even putting a limit on how many coins or sets they can order, and then after a certain period of time sell to the BIG investors? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am not including the small coin dealers who buy a lot of sets or coins to resell later because I do not believe most of them can afford to shell out the money for such BIG orders. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What are your thoughts about this?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>jeankay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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