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The US Mint price reset is happening.  |
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From everything I have read the main factor behind increased silver value is investor driven
That can't be good long term.
It will be interesting to see what the melt value is this time next year
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From everything I have read the main factor behind increased silver value is investor driven I believe it is also industrial. If that is true, do not expect prices to retreat. Ever.  |
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I believe it is also industrial. If that is true, do not expect prices to retreat. Ever. If the mining capacity is raised, so supply can come closer to meeting demand, it could. I don't understand what's happened to raise prices to this level, in all honesty. Is the demand increasing or the production dropping or a mix of the 2? Is the industrial demand driving the prices up? And are they really supplementing industrial demand by melting old coins, is that how this really all works? People here probably know, I don't really follow the markets or understand the ins and outs of how this really ties together. Edited by Gilly
01/15/2026 10:50 am
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If anyone knew 100% for sure how it all works, they would be very rich, indeed.  We are all just speculators taking this ride together.  |
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looking at the mints schedule - it is very hard to tell what will sell next now.  |
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I believe it is also industrial. If that is true, do not expect prices to retreat. Ever. The older Electric Car batteries that took forever to charge had 1 or 2 ounces of silver in them. The new fast charge EV batteries contain up to 2.2 POUNDS of silver. And the better the batteries the more silver they will require in the future. China is going full tilt building massive battery factories so the demand isn't going to die down whatsoever in the near future............. |
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The new fast charge EV batteries contain up to 2.2 POUNDS of silver. I wonder if that's recoverable at the end of battery life, or if that material just no longer exists? If it becomes scarce enough, they'll have to either go back to the old batteries or develop a new technology. Sounds unsustainable. |
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I wonder if that's recoverable at the end of battery life, or if that material just no longer exists? I have no idea what even happens to old EV batteries - The recycling process is supposed to be hazardous and extremely costly that the amount of metals you can recycle are not even worth the time or money. With that said, what does happen to old EV batteries? |
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The refreshed prices are posted at the mint website now. Generally around $170 for an ASE. The Uncirculated is $169, the Congrats is $175. |
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Uncirculated and proof sets are crazy high. $124.50 and $107 respectively. Wow!
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OK. The silver coin prices almost make sense. Fine. It's a precious metal. It's gonna sell for a premium over spot. Whatever.
The ridiculously high prices for proof and uncirculated sets though-- the regular clad sets-- are just plain insulting to collectors!
I've been buying my kids proof sets since they were born. I'm not sure I can continue that at more than $100!
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The 2026 penny will be exclusive to these $120+ uncirculated sets. It will likely become a new key date, equivalent to the 1909 S VDB in time.
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Uncirculated and proof sets are crazy high. $124.50 and $107 respectively. Wow! What?!?  That is just disgusting, plain and simple.  I refuse to pay that much money for clad coins. Shame on the Mint and shame on the new director for approving such a horrible price increase. I'm sorry, but that is just waving goodbye to average collectors and reinforcing that their products are for the wealthy. It's been a trend lately with all the gold releases, auctions of manufactured rarities, and lack of budget-friendly special releases. But I never thought I would see the day that the Mint raised the prices by 274% on a set of basic clad coins. That settles it. My collection of modern circulating coinage has come to an end. 2025 was the last year. How depressing and shameful.  Edited by CollegeBarbers
01/16/2026 5:56 pm
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The mint has to know this pricing is going to push a lot of collectors out of the market, especially for the clad proof sets and uncirculated sets that have been fairly affordable for many years. Most anyone could afford them at previous years pricing.
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Posted 01/14/2026 11:54 am
