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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2016160, member: 27832&quot;]No, in 2011 the rapidly-rising price of silver ate into the margins. During the brief period when silver was above $45, the Mint was probably losing money on each set after factoring in those other costs. (And, if I recall correctly, there were periods where the Mint had not yet adjusted its prices, and was suddenly &quot;unable&quot; to fulfill orders for certain silver items.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, the Mint hasn&#039;t dropped prices proportionately to the drop in silver, because they&#039;re a business, and they don&#039;t mind taking in some extra money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does the Mint spend $38.18 in overhead for each unit? I certainly hope not. Does it spend less than $8.94? I doubt that as well. The true figure is surely somewhere in the middle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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