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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got a last minute order in with the mint before prices increased. I started collecting over 10 years ago so it felt really dirty paying $91-95 a coin but FOMO got the best of me. I got quite a few ASEs and also stocked up on the 2025 Morgan's and PDs. It's going to be real hard to add much more to the collection at these new prices. The coins look fantastic though.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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2026 is going to be an expensive year with the mint, and probably my last.
I have some nice stuff. It was a good run... Same. I thought I was going to bail before I got gouged with the 2026 prices but I think I need to close out my collection with the 250th products. *sigh* |
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Pillar of the Community
Portugal
655 Posts |
I see all mints have been raising premiums higher that they used to be. They do not want the work of raising prices several times per year?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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The goal was to remove from circulation, not from numismatic sets. Correct - the US Mint actually makes money on their "set" coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
875 Posts |
My original plan was to get two mint sets, one to break up for my albums and one to stay in the OGP, but since that is not going to be affordable. I may just order from the ebay sellers that get rolls and bags the nickel, dime, quarters, half dollar and dollar P&D coins from them and forgo the Lincoln Cent. Or if I do still get the mint set, leave that intact and still just add the other coins that way  I still am in shock over the giant price increase in the mint set  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't think the silver coin situation will get any better. I've been doing some reading and there are some new uses for more silver in the EV and Solar industries. Silver is an excellent conductor when used in this capacity.
These industries outweigh silver coins especially when there are many non-silver coins being produced for collectors. This will certainly affect me since I only collect silver coins.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270 |
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United States
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2026 is going to be an expensive year with the mint, and probably my last.
I have some nice stuff. It was a good run... Same. I thought I was going to bail before I got gouged with the 2026 prices but I think I need to close out my collection with the 250th products. *sigh* yep, I'm having the same thoughts Quote:Quote:
The goal was to remove from circulation, not from numismatic sets. Correct - the US Mint actually makes money on their "set" coins. And this year, they will be making a KILLING on the sets  |
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United States
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Quote:My original plan was to get two mint sets, one to break up for my albums and one to stay in the OGP, but since that is not going to be affordable. I may just order from the ebay sellers that get rolls and bags the nickel, dime, quarters, half dollar and dollar P&D coins from them and forgo the Lincoln Cent. Or if I do still get the mint set, leave that intact and still just add the other coins that way yep, I'm doing the math and a bit of research for the best method to fill my Dansco albums without braking the bank. |
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My original plan was to get two mint sets, one to break up for my albums and one to stay in the OGP Same, but I will just get one of each type and leave them int he OGP, which I hope will get some special 250 treatment. All my ultra-modern stuff has been going into custom Dansco albums with blank pages, so I can skip a year if I have to. |
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United States
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Silver is an excellent conductor when used in this capacity. Silver is the absolute best conductor. Full stop. Followed by copper and gold. Copper is "close enough" and its lower price has made it ubiquitous in wires and cables, but for the new solid state batteries, the superiority of silver is way more important and copper cannot cut it. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like I will be doing a major overhaul to my collecting next year (after a major hosing from the Mint this year) I guess the Semi Q sets aren't a bad ending to my collection. I will keep my ASE obsession going and hope for better pricing as a probable silver spot price decrease might happen. Who would have thought that last month will be considered as "The Good Old Days" when The Mint sold Silver under $100 per Oz.? |
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United States
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Who would have thought that last month will be considered as "The Good Old Days" when The Mint sold Silver under $100 per Oz.? Indeed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1272 Posts |
The price increase for non-silver products is extraordinary and completely unexpected
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United States
187446 Posts |
Yes. The proof sets I can almost understand, but the uncirculated sets? That would not be as bad for me if I could actually find coins in change like I did ten years ago. |
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United States
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The price increase for non-silver products is extraordinary and completely unexpected I think the Annual Sets were way overpriced to begin with, the Mint has the Collectors by the short ones! I'll pay for the Anniversary Editions begrudgingly and then call it a day for collecting them altogether. |
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