Antonius, Et tu, SENZA?

I agree with your assessment, Major D. It may seem like a ghost town here with Sir Kaiser gone, but when you’re dealing with the United States Mint there is never a dull moment and coin-collecting life is full of surprises.

Major D,

Thanks for the advance information on last week’s Mint Sales. I have not seen the sales data yet, but from what you have reported, the negative sales is startling, especially for the NLB Privy Proof Dollar. Once I have had a chance to look over the data, I will be able to provide better feedback. My first thought is that the Mint sales of the 2022 Commemorative Program products are being affected by the long time lag between initial pre-sale ordering and the coins actual release/fulfillment, similar to what we saw last year with the pre-sales of the Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars. The long waiting time from when these Mint products are offered for pre-sale on release date to when they are actually delivered can cause collector/investor/speculator demand, enthusiasm and interest to wane; all the initial hype is lost and the perceived resale value and demand drops. This is why I am not a big fan of the Mint pre-selling coins months (e.g., 2-5 months) in advance of their actual availability.

Oh, I doubt SENZA is gone, Antonio. It has been less than a day since his last post. I find it hard to believe I drove him away from this site with my last reply and I do not think he did anything that would result in this site banning him. I believe he is tough enough that he would not just slink away over some words. I am guessing he is thinking. He is probably preparing a fresh load of insults to unload on me as we speak. Or maybe he will surprise me and unveil a newer, kinder SENZA. I was not surprised this morning to see no comment to my reply from yesterday (in order of probability I thought: no reply, closely followed by insults, distantly followed by serious reply), but I was surprised to see no new comments at all since yesterday since I know he often comments late at night. If you are reading this SENZA, I have nothing against you, I just wish you could tone down the insults you routinely sling around on this site. I suspect you have actually driven some folks away with your insults. There are plenty of other sites where you can satisfy that craving. “Courteous and Respectful Discourse” is the motto I like to see this site operate under. America would not be so divided if we could implement that as policy everywhere.

I miss his posts too, Major D.

and SENZA. I can hear the wind howling through the trees. Eerie.