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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2017330, member: 15929&quot;]The price of the Gold Kennedy is solely based upon the spot price of &quot;gold&quot; as it specifically states that its &quot;.9999 Fine Gold&quot; on the reverse of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 90% Silver coins are not under the same constraints as the gold &quot;bullion&quot; piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, we as consumers can decide to NOT buy a Proof Coin priced at $53 but then that price is not determined by the price of silver per se.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have yet to see the US Mint &quot;drop&quot; the price of a product during its sale year due to lack luster sales as doing so would open the door to complaints from folks that paid the original full price.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have become a spoiled lot in that, there was a time when you ordered your proof or uncirculated sets or commemorative coins at a predesignated time mind you, and then you waited six months for them to be delivered. Production was a direct result of actual orders not a guesstimate of orders.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, did anybody get a discount on the GSA Dollars when they failed to sell? From what I understand, even the Girl Scouts of America didn&#039;t get their per coin commissions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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