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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Starting on October 1st it'll be 1-stop shopping for those of us who buy products from both the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. I assume that means free shipping will no longer apply for BEP purchases unless you are a loyalty program customer and/or subscribe for annual products (if that is an option w/ BEP products). Read about it here. |
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Moderator
 United States
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Interesting. Maybe I will start buying some BEP products now that they will be more in my face.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great info Celtic! Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe I will start buying some BEP products now that they will be more in my face. I haven't purchased anything directly from the BEP in over 30 years. They just don't market currency the way the Mint markets coins. Want a current year set of coins from the Mint? No problem, just order a mint or proof set (except for those pesky S BU quarters  ) Want a current series FRB district set from the BEP in any denomination? Sorry, we don't sell that  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Quote:Want a current series FRB district set from the BEP in any denomination? Sorry, we don't sell that Maybe that's another synergy expected from the merger (sorry for the corporate-speak). They not only collapse the costs for the e-portals but they can utilize the USM marketing machine to really push the products. I wonder if they are going to change fulfillment contractors as well. Now if only they could somehow use this to generate convincing, overwhelming data that says we should do away with paper $1s..... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually the BEP doesn't have too many products other than sheets of notes. Big markup.
KK
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Actually the BEP doesn't have too many products other than sheets of notes. That's precisely BadDog's observation. We'll see what happens after 10/1. There's lots of untapped opportunity to fleece, er "provide more choices to" collectors. Edited by CelticKnot
09/01/2018 9:04 pm
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United States
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Maybe that's another synergy expected from the merger... Sort of what I am expecting. We shall see.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually the BEP doesn't have too many products other than sheets of notes. Actually, they do, but they haven't done a very good job marketing them. They have an ongoing Intaglio Print Program (souvenir cards) and many historic engravings available. I got wind of this collaboration back in July and learned more about it after meeting with the BEP marketing folks at the ANA Philadelphia show. It's a pretty smart move for the Bureau. The Mint's mailing list is about 10 times larger and their ordering platform is far more robust. There have already been a few coin+currency marketing tests and the next joint effort will be the 2019 intaglio print set honoring the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. This will tie-in with a Mint medal or coin on the same theme. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with you GregAlex that it's a smart move. I'm really excited to see what they come up with. Some of my favorite U.S. Mint products have been collaborations with the BEP so I hope this kick starts some excellent new issues/series. My wallet, on the other hand, is not quite as excited. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I understand about the type of products that the BEP offers, what I should have stated is that their actual variety of items meant for circulation is limited. They don't offer star notes to purchase, you can't order a set of $1-$2-$5-$10-$20-$50-$100 notes for each series/district/signature/printing plant. The US Mint is able to offer this more focused collecting outcomes. That's what I meant.
KK
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United States
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Thank you for clarifying.  Quote:
you can't order a set of $1-$2-$5-$10-$20-$50-$100 notes for each series/district/signature/printing plant. That would be cool. Expensive, but cool.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Okay, I am intrigued now. I do not need to start collecting paper, but it looks so good! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I do not need to start collecting paper... "Need" has nothing to do with it, jbuck.... |
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United States
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This is true. So very true.  |
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Posted 09/01/2018 08:28 am
