Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Blanco, post: 1618400, member: 41665&quot;]Really?! You think they wouldn&#039;t coin 15~20 million more, if poss? (I mean: IF THAT DEMAND WERE THERE. It&#039;s not.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Did you read the 3q2012 CLCT conf call transcript? It&#039;s pretty grim, &quot;for the foreseeable future.&quot; Remember, this is someone&#039;s business model and not flaky coin-collector druthers. </p><p>CLCT execs also blamed &quot;stagnant PM prices&quot; (which I read as &#039;too high for most US coin buyers&#039;) but I&#039;ve posted elsewhere how US retail bullion consumption has been <i>declining</i>, by the numbers, for awhile. TREND IS INTACT. </p><p><br /></p><p>We definitely won&#039;t see +30 mln in ASE units coming outta the US Mint in 2013 unless c) reverses:</p><p><i>c) POS falls ~-25% and the economy improves dramatically along w/ US Households finances</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i></i>Hope springs eternal, &#039;It&#039;s Morning in America&#039; etc., etc. ... but I don&#039;t see that in the cards now, do you? In what quarter will we see that turnaround and why, specifically?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in