Sir Kaiser, you left out one other facet of their “artificial scarcity” scheme of buying up all the available stock at Mint prices and then reselling those same coins at a huge profit to the public and also returning any unsold coins back to the mint for a full refund at any time they want, as SENZA also noted below.

Kaiser,,,,,,,,,,, You got it Dude – this is Mad Max Shit everyone for themselves and then some………………..

It’s bad Kaiser that’s for sure and we now have the answer to one of the first questions posed as Ryder was invited to leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDfAdHBtK_Q

I must confess I threw one of my AI Rhode Island Rolls on Feebay and it got snagged up @ $165.00 minutes after the listing went live.

I have seen prices ranging from $84.50 to $300.00 per Roll – many of the ads look like Amateur Flippers who bought large quantities and hope to flip their way to riches.

Right on c_q and your major point being that they can change the rules of the game any time they want – gives them and their dealers that unfair advantage.

Plus, the dealers can returrn unsold stock anytime they want and we can’t – and the biggie – on day one the coins may be near fair value by mintage but if they produce another million out of thin air then they value is gone : IT’S A TRAP.

Did anyone notice the AI $34.95 Rolls on Feebay for $185.00?

there’s no limit for these, the mint could at any moment crank out a zillion more. maybe they don’t want to, but considering the premiums they charge I would think they would jump on it, but might be a while before available again. it’s still only february, that’s a lot of time left in the year to make more.

SENZA,

A small portion goes to the Purple Heart Foundation.

Yes, I too am suffered buyers fatigue paying such a high price for collector coins from the U.S. Mint.

Wonder how lucky I will be filling my cart with these coins 24FEB? Will Mint’s website crash, take items out of my cart while trying to add the clad half dollars?

Term limits = hyper stealing 😮 🙁

Don’t be a naughty eskimo and Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow…

Rhode Island’s independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century roots as the land of self-governance and individual freedoms.