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Pillar of the Community
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$275 is an insane price. I'm sure there is a licensing fee from DC Comics that inflates the price, but even still that's crazy. You're talking a premium of $75 per oz over spot.  For context, the 2021-P Tuskegee 5 oz Silver Coin debuted for $229 with silver at $25/oz, meaning the premium was just $21 per oz over spot. |
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$275? No way. Not interested. Not even for Batman, which is what I prefer if I were to splurge for a larger medal.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm sure there is a licensing fee from DC Comics that inflates the price For comparison, the one-ounce Superman medal is $135 while the Benjamin Harrison medal (same weight and specifications) is $90. |
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For comparison, the one-ounce Superman medal is $135 while the Benjamin Harrison medal (same weight and specifications) is $90. Quite a jump.  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I'm glad I have no interest in these medals!  For those who enjoy them - have at it! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I mean, Batman would be kinda cool. I will have to wait and see how tempting he is.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For those that like. Enjoy!
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Ouch! |
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Pillar of the Community
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In the OP, reference is made to non-precious clad medals. Haven't seen anything on the USM Product Schedule that fits that description. . .
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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A lot can change in 366 days.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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the mint has become commercialized---
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Capitalism is gonna capitalize.  |
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In the OP, reference is made to non-precious clad medals. Haven't seen anything on the USM Product Schedule that fits that description. . . I saw this in the email I got from the Mint yesterday about the release of the Superman coin and medals: Quote:
In early 2026, the Mint will offer a set of three non-precious (clad) medals, one for each of the first three characters, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. This set will be a standard offering of the program, to be available after the launch of the individual products for the third character each year. Sounds like you won't be able to purchase the clad medals individually, only as part of a set. That's ridiculous. The whole point of the clad medals was to have an "affordable" option for young and/or novice collectors. Now you're forcing them to buy a presumably expensive three-medal set rather than cheaper individual options. There's no way the set will be less than $100, when the Mint is selling the individual 2025 commemorative half dollars for $60 a piece. When did Mint products become the domain of the wealthy? I miss the days of $20 uncirculated sets or coin and currency sets.  |
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