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Posted 11/10/2005 6:39 pm
Well, in the year 2002 they had over a million orders come in and only had, at that time, around 10,000 proof sets and 60,000 mint sets available. The numbers have gone up a little, along with higher prices, but you can see their problem as they can't possibly fill all they orders they are getting now so why would they want to add new customers to their already TOO LARGE list they currently have. For the most part they limited one of any item to each customer so they are making the effort to spread their coins out a bit but still far short of what they could sell if the EU would let them make the coinage. The secondary market has actually mellowed a little (about half of what it was in 2002) but it is still very very strong at this time and basically put, with world wide demand being what it is at this time, the coins are rarities the minute they are released. Hope this helps you out with your question. You should get your package any day now Shatsi so let me know when it arrives.
