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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AuSgPtHoarder, post: 292544, member: 9817&quot;]They will sell the items again, but there is definitely some sales time &quot;lost&quot;.&nbsp; I <i>believe</i> they can continue to sell them into 2008, but cannot sell them once the 2008&#039;s have launched.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I had acquired a 1/10th and 1/4 oz gold, and a 1/4 and 1/2 oz plat this year in unc, simply based on the price rising, and guessing it may be a low-purchase year because the price is so high.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, this year, with the sales stoppages, I don&#039;t know whether that will really translate to less sales.&nbsp; As the bullion prices approached the mint selling price, it could be that people were snapping them up like crazy. &quot;ooh, look, only $xx over spot, I&#039;m going to buy a bunch!&quot;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe the higher prices, both this year and next (assumingly) will push a lot of people away from the gold and platinum eagles, which I also believe makes them a better investment (as a collectible coin, not as bullion necessarily).&nbsp; $800, $900+? for a 1 oz gold eagle may mean a very short circulation compared to years when gold is riding at $400/oz.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Platinums especially should have extremely low mintages.&nbsp; The UNC&#039;s have been produced in lower volumes than the proofs in recent years (recall 50-100k in the first few years, compared to 6-10k more recently?).&nbsp; So what does 2007 look like?&nbsp; If the trend continues toward lower mintage as platinum prices have risen, we might be looking at less than 5,000 1 oz platinum UNC&#039;s this year.&nbsp; Of course, there has never been the interest in platinum eagles that there is in gold, but my guess is <i>someday</i>, people are going to get interested in the Plat&#039;s.&nbsp; When/If that day ever comes, 5,000 (or even 10,000) of an issue is not going to stretch very far.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess the summary to my long-winded post is, the higher the spot price of gold &amp; platinum, the lower you can expect the mintage to be.&nbsp; Platinum goes back to $250/oz and the demand for UNC&#039;s will be much, much higher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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