Pricing changes for 2018 United States Mint numismatic products

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1. Ed D. says

   January 5, 2018 at 7:30 am

   I wasn’t going to buy any US Mint silver products at the ridiculously high old prices. These new prices (increases) are just another slap in the face for American coin collectors. Come on guys…$17 silver versus $46.95 for an uncirculated one ounce Eagle…the same Eagle that can be purchased on the secondary market for $22 or less? Give me a break.

2. Jose Gonzalez says

   January 5, 2018 at 6:35 pm

   Pricing the silver eagle at $46.95 seems to be illegal. They are only allowed a modest premium by law.

3. Leo V says

   January 6, 2018 at 5:08 am

   It is time the US mint runs its shop like a business in the real world, not like another government agency with over priced employees that get raises each year with rediculos benefits. I am tired of paying for the mints ineffiencies. They need to cut the number of employees, get rid of 24 hour service, renegotiate better pricing on all products from outside vendors, reduce the number of products offered, and automate with better quality controle. The products should be priced based on the price of the metal not by the so called value of the overall inefficient agency we call the US Mint.

4. Owen says

   January 6, 2018 at 9:00 am

   Its very hard for the Mint to justify these price increases for silver coins. As a small, independent coin dealer, these price increases just add insult to injury. The US Mint changed their Bulk Purchase Program for coin dealers effective January 1, 2018, to favor large, corporate dealers and penalize small, independent dealers. Those Bulk Purchase Program changes have already made it impossible for me to compete with the large, corporate dealers in the new US Mint coins category. Coin collectors take a hit, as well – I have typically offered lower prices than the large, corporate dealers. However, with the policy changes by the Mint, the large, corporates no longer have to compete with me or other small, independent dealers. I expect that means they will raise their prices even higher.

5. Paul Curtis says

   January 8, 2018 at 10:22 am

   I agree wholeheartedly with the 2 comments above. Ebay did the same thing. It’s all connected. PCGS,NGC all the better grading co’s does favors for the big dealer’s also which ruined the type Coin market as well. Now you need a grader to grade the already graded coins?(CAC) Maybe If you graded uniform and didn’t always grade the little guys coins just below that Big price jump for the next grade higher it wouldn’t look so obvious!

6. Clifford Sulham says

   March 15, 2018 at 8:22 am

   I am a collector, not a dealer. I faithfully bought rolls of every ATB s mint quarter. Now I cannot see continuing. For the US Mint to make a product, mark it as worth 25 cents and charge 72 cents each is highway robbery. As for silver, I now buy British Brittanias and Mexican Libertads.