The Mint is soliciting new business for its "Circulating Bulk Purchase Program", per a 7/23/26 Press Release:
https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-r...hase-programQuote:The Circulating Bulk Purchase Program offers eligible purchasers the opportunity to acquire certain circulating coins in bulk quantities, supporting broader distribution of
United States coinage while providing a convenient purchasing channel for organizations seeking larger volumes of circulating coins. The program currently includes circulating dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar coin products.
I think the Mint is talking out of both sides of it's mouth when it states, in the same press release:
Quote:
The Circulating Bulk Purchase Program . . .supports the broader goal of ensuring coins reach businesses, collectors, institutions, and the public.
That 'broader goal' doesn't align with the USM's recent behavior, e.g., minting to create expensive scarcities. The CBPP minimum order quantities ($50K plus for dimes, quarters, and halves; $140K for dollar coins) and processing fees would suggest only a well-capitalized company with a robust marketing and sales infrastructure would take the plunge on a pallet of coins. . .when advertisements for a certain dollar coin start hitting the back pages of AARP magazine, Sunday newspaper inserts, and the TV shopping channels, we'll know who took that plunge. . .
Edited by cptbilly
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