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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2016314, member: 15929&quot;]Assuming, of course, your 2014 comparison is based upon the fact that the US Mint runs out and buys a 90% Silver Blank just to mint each Commemorative!</p><p><br /></p><p>The reality is that the US Mint contracts for and buys the silver for their commemorative coins many months in advance of them ever being produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>And again, if they were in the bullion market it would be one thing, but they are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Packaging costs are contracted.</p><p>Shipping costs to the fulfillment center are contracted.</p><p>The fulfillment center itself is contracted.</p><p>Shipping to the customer from the fulfillment center is contracted and is contracted at a rate lower than what it actually costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps in 6-12 months, when the price of silver settles down and new contracts can be negotiated, the price of certain coins will start fdropping.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, do you remember when Silver Eagles were $5.00 each?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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