Comments on: US Mint Sales: 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Sets Debut https://www.coinnews.net/2016/08/18/us-mint-sales-2016-presidential-1-coin-sets-debut/ CoinNews delivers the latest World and US coin news Fri, 19 Aug 2016 04:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Seth Riesling https://www.coinnews.net/2016/08/18/us-mint-sales-2016-presidential-1-coin-sets-debut/#comment-173945 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 04:49:10 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59298#comment-173945 The US Mint is “hoarding” platinum & gold coins it seems – there are 8,894 gold 2016 “Mercury” dimes left unsold since first day of issue in April (1-tenth oz 24k gold in each coin) & 811 unsold Proof 2016 platinum American Eagle 1-oz .9995 fine platinum coins since first day of issue. Either offer them for sale or melt them – the only two options, but the Mint officials cannot make an easy decision. Just flip a coin & either sell or melt! Easy solution!

-NumisDudeTX

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