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Valued Member
United States
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Has the Mint ever halted production of a series before it was complete like they did with the American Innovations Proof coins? Leaving it half finished does not sit well with me.  I also am a little confused with their reason of getting rid of them to make room for new items.  Were the sales that bad? |
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Moderator
 United States
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Indeed, it is a boneheaded decision. Now I will have a Dansco album missing with a bunch of empty holes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12809 Posts |
Yeah that is very disappointing. At least we still have the RPs.
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Moderator
United States
187582 Posts |
Sure. At least half my remaining holes will get filled.  For those who do not know, I have only bought proof and reverse proof and have been putting them in a Dansco P&D album. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12809 Posts |
I guess you could put uncirc examples in the proof holes with an asterisk by each if empty slots are going to keep you from sleeping.  |
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United States
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That is my plan. I do not like it, but that is my only option.
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Valued Member
 United States
379 Posts |
Has any other series been stopped mid stream?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12809 Posts |
I looked at my tracking sheet and I don't see any modern series that stopped mid stream, but then again I could have missed something as I don't collect everything the mint releases. There have been gaps such as 2009 for the ASE program; no proof or uncirculated ASEs were made. |
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United States
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Has any other series been stopped mid stream? First thing that comes to mind, even if it is not really the same thing... Satin Finish Uncirculated coins. Started in the middle of the Statehood Quarters and ended just as the ATB Quarters just got started.  |
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United States
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Quote:There have been gaps such as 2009 for the ASE program; no proof or uncirculated ASEs were made. Oh, that reminds me, them not minting 2022 Morgan and Peace dollars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
736 Posts |
I was collecting proofs but sold them when the end became official.
I bought reverse proofs and hope they make it to the end of the series.
Honestly, some designs look better as proofs, while others look better as reverse proofs.
Someday, I might get both sets and create a hybrid collection of the designs I like best.
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United States
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Honestly, some designs look better as proofs, while others look better as reverse proofs. This is the truth. I used that to justify my buying both. Quote:
I might get both sets and create a hybrid collection of the designs I like best. If I had not already bought the P&D album, I could have bought a date set album and done that with the ones I have already bought and finish it out with regular proofs. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Skipping a year of proof ASEs and 2 years of the Uncirculated are similar, holes that will never get filled.
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Moderator
United States
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One could argue about empty 2026 holes in their Kennedy half dollar and Roosevelt dime albums.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One could argue... oooooh, that's dirty. Edited by CelticKnot
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United States
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I am glad none of my holes have labels since I am keeping the 2026 OGPs intact.  |
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