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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrDSmith, post: 2363047, member: 9745&quot;]Since I collect modern commemoratives, I like to look at the weekly sales figures the Mint puts out to see how the issues are selling. This is also useful for choosing whether or not to buy the gold issues, providing the mintage is low enough (Looking at you, MacArthur).</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, I took a look at some of the other Mint products to see how they were selling, and was shocked to see proof sets flying off in the hundreds of thousands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Annual Sets___16P3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2016 PRES $1 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 131,818</p><p>Annual Sets____P17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2015 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 632,037</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SW2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2015 SILVER PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 361,511</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; U15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2015 UNC SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 299,122</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PE5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2015 PRES $1 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 221,273</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; P16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2014 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 714,661</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SW1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2014 SILVER PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 429,493</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; U14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2014 UNC SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 345,813</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PE4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2014 PRES $1 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 229,415</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; P15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2013 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 802,460</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SV8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2013 SILVER PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 419,720</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; U13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2013 UNC SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 376,844</p><p>Annual Sets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PE3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2013 PRES $1 PROOF SET&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 266,730</p><p><br /></p><p>Where are those numbers coming from? I&#039;m sure dealers account for a chunk, but look at 2013! Over 800,000 sets were sold. Is the demand that high, or are there drawers and boxes in shops across America filled with sets that are collecting dust?</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Sorry about the text crunch. I had it nicely spaced, but the formatting didn&#039;t take.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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