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My dealer charges $33. Is that a good deal?
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If the coins are problem free, yes. Yoou pay $33 to the mint after shipping is tacked on.
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Yes, tumbleweed, $33 is a very good deal!  The Set is $27.95 from the Mint, and then standard shipping is $4.95. That's $32.90 right there, and then you have to wait for the Set to arrive, and a fair percentage of them have been 'bad'. You can see the Set at your dealer, and take it home with you (no wait)! |
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Good riddance...in the case of the short mintings of 2009, the premiums that the profiteers are asking for circulating current year coinage, would be vanquished. A mint set in a like finish would be useful, as it was prior to satin!
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I don't care for the satin finish either. As long as the mint sells 700,000 to 1,000,000 sets, there's no reason for them to change. If 2010 sets were boycotted down to 200,000 sets maybe they would sse the light and discontinue them.
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COINAHOLIC: A mint set in a (business strike) finish would (vanquish) the premiums that the profiteers are asking for circulating current year coinage. Now you know why I said: Quote:
DNA: Collectors would actually like being able to get high-MS business strike coins during low-mintage recessionary time periods. Technically, the Sets would still be what the Mint calls "Uncirculated" coins, produced on lower-speed presses in different production areas. |
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According to the US Mint website, so far the 2010 mint set is still planned as a satin finish set. From the website Register today for this subscription program and you will receive the 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set as your first set under this program. The United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set includes two (2) folders of 14 coins each; one (1) from the United States Mint at Denver and one (1) from the United States Mint at Philadelphia, for a total of 28 coins. Each folder contains the following coins: * (5) United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ * (4) Presidential $1 Coins * (1) Lincoln Cent * (1) Jefferson nickel * (1) Roosevelt dime * (1) Kennedy half-dollar * (1) Native American $1 Coin Unlike circulating coins, uncirculated coins are struck on specially burnished blanks and feature a satin-like finish. |
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So, who do you trust, the Mint, or HSN? Hmm, let me take two micro-seconds to think about that...    |
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I'm having mixed feelings about the satin coins. Is it fun to try and find nice business strikes or just a pain to do so? I know for sure it will be a pain to fit them in the albums!
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Kurt said..... Is it fun to try and find nice business strikes or just a pain to do so? Now THAT is the question of the week ! ..... Sometimes I find it "fun".......sometimes it's a "pain" ! ...  |
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So, who do you trust, the Mint, or HSN?
OH MY ! ....  I know which one "I" pick ! ...  By the way.....I saw yet another new program of theirs over the Hollidays on HSN. And he was saying the same thing again......and he wasn't even selling em' this time......they were only selling gold. (the fat guy and the fella in the suit who seems to be the boss, are the ones I'm referring to, not the other coin program on HSN that I've seen too). You know, it just makes you want to call there and ask to talk to "him" to inquire further of his "informant" and some details......and of course his "out" when/if this DOESN'T come to fruition ! ....  Edited by eaglefoot
01/04/2010 09:30 am
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So, who do you trust, the Mint, or HSN? Well actually I don't TRUST either one of them. The Mint has lied to us in the past, and I do not know EXACTLY what was said on HSN. The people on the TV programs are really good at saying things in a way so that people jump to conclusions and THINK they mean something that they didn't actually say. For example if they said "I got the information from the Mint, the 2009 mint set is the last satin finish set." What does that actually mean? What does it mean for the 2010 sets? Most people would say that it means that the 2010 set will not be satin finish. They would be wrong. All it says is that the mint has not made any satin finish sets since the 2009 mint set. And that is true they haven't, but it doesn't say one thing about what they will do in the future. Without knowing EXACTLY what was said I can't say if they were lying, or just using language to get people to jump to an incorrect conclusion. Edited by Conder101
01/05/2010 6:27 pm
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Well actually I don't TRUST either one of them. Good point!However, in this case HSN is clearly trying to move product by spreading speculative rumors, and the Mint is not. Would the Mint itself see an increase in 2009 Uncirculated Coin Set sales if they themselves announced that the 2009 Set was to be the 'last' in Satin Finish? Probably not... (but from the sentiments expressed here, collectors would be really happy to be able to get a 2010 Uncirculated 'Standard-Finish' Coin Set!) Edited by DNA
01/06/2010 8:11 pm
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Would the Mint itself see an increase in 2009 Uncirculated Coin Set sales if they themselves announced that the 2009 Set was to be the 'last' in Satin Finish? Yes, I think they would, because a lot of collectors would lemming-like rush right out and order a bunch of the them BECAUSE they were the last ones. But in order to capitalize on that the mint would have had to have made that announcement publicly and early enough to get the orders in and the coins made. They didn't do that, which means that if they were discontinuing the satin finish they missed a marketing opportunity. The Mint doesn't miss to many of those. |
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