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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1342163, member: 66&quot;]But you still have to get a Congressman to insert it into the bill, and keep all the others from amending to bill to remove it.&nbsp; And since it usurps Congressional authority on something it will get removed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All to often lately the general guideline of the design is specified in the authorizing legislation.&nbsp; The CFA and the CACC look at the submitted designs and give advice or criticism, but it is the Secretary of the Treasury who actually&nbsp; selects what the design will be.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now in that case, that was a completely within the mint decision.&nbsp; There was no legislation or oversight to deciding to strike that set.&nbsp; The law lets them make the bullion coins and it lets them make special versions for collectors.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t say they should make special sets for collectors using the coins they are allowed to make, but it doesn&#039;t say they can&#039;t either.&nbsp; And since they don&#039;t have to go to Congress for funding they can use their discretionary funds to get the ball rolling.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t talk to loud to Congress about the success of things like the 25th anniversary set though unless you want them writing legislation to create dozens of other sets to sell to the collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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