However with the price of silver and the cost of these sets – just to buy one of each – not including the gold – will run $463.55. And lets face it, many of the commems and the silver proof sets will only be worth the bullion price in the future – so basically it is a negative return investment unless silver continues to go up.

I look at it this way $463.55 will buy me a nice slabbed Morgan or a capped bust half – something that will continue to hold value and will limited means I would rather put my money in the old classics.

Looks like my mint purchases are coming to an end.

They should have added silver products to the pricing grid when they originally announced the 5oz coins instead of hiding in a closet. Also if palladium coins become a reality the pricing grid should be upgraded for them before any are announced or at least released for sale.

The mint administrators seem to have no capability of planning or forethought beyond tomorrow’s or next week’s production and as SirCharlie mentioned in his comment on the Fuljenz article Apr 7 no care to produce commemorative coins of significant beauty but rather humdrum designs that are sufficient to get the job done but no more.