My local bank is still claiming a coin shortage (for cents anyway – they wouldn’t even give me the few dollars worth I had sought…I got every other denomination without a problem, though). I thought they were lying to me but now I’ll admit I’m curious

I do find it perplexing that with information so readily accessible with pocket computers (iPhones and such) our students , in certain areas, can’t read or do simple math. But they can twerk!

Kaiser, Man you are opening up a can of worms regarding our school system. Maybe a case of cans of worms! Personally, I would say I think the teachers union has gotten much too big and influential. You know the famous quote “power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” All one has to do is watch that crazy bi*ch, Randi Weingarten, to see that is true. There also is a disparity between the scholastic results of city schools vs. suburban area schools. One could speculate that the “parents” of the city students might be ill equiped to provide the proper encouragement for their success in school. I put the parents in quotation because most are raised in single family homes. And yes there is a lot of that occurring in areas outside of cities. In my time, in an era long, long ago, succeeding in high school meant you could apply to a good college. That still applies today, but have you seen some of the costs for 1 year of college? That opportunity wouldn’t be available to me if I was 18 or 19 years old. I wouldn’t be able to afford it and neither could my late parents. But fortunately there is an alternative to college…trade schools. Even if one didn’t take full advantage of public school a good career as a plumber, wielder, electrician, or whatever is possible. If you are good at it and work hard, and that’s the tricky part, you will do very well in life.

Sir Kaiser, Major D and Craig, as per your comments on the state of coin collecting in the United States, here is what a typical Google search turned up:

For many years, the average age of coin collectors has been increasing. According to current estimates, it is now approximately 60 years. As a result, the level of participation in the hobby has not grown (Jan 2, 2019).

Once known as the “hobby of kings”, coin collecting is slowly becoming as passé as monarchy itself. From casual collectors to career professionals, and all levels of dedication in between, numismatics is experiencing a steady decline (Sep 16, 2019).

All good points Major D. I have a few family members that do collect some coins, but these are usually bought from the local banks, not from the mint. And let’s face it, most of todays young don’t have the excess funds to purchase items from the mint. I guess we are a dying breed.

I’m not on the fence…all I plan on buying for the rest of the year is some Morgan and Peace dollars.I’ll let others vie for all the rest of the mints lineup. The mint needs something unique and very limited in order to gin up some collector interest. With all these coins available in the hundreds of thousands, its like everyone gets a trophy for competing..boring!

Kaiser,

Happy Easter to you & your family.

Watch out for sugar overdose symptoms from too many Peeps being consumed!
Surgeon General Warning: “Do not eat a whole pack of Peeps washed down with more than 5 cups of coffee due to the risk of spontaneous combustion”.

I hope everyone who reads this has a great Holiday & a peaceful one.

NumisdudeTX

Kaiser,

That cute rabbit is driving the getaway car after a bank robbery…I wonder if any bank robbers have ever demanded that the teller give him rolls of coins instead of banknotes??!! (A bank heist by a down-on-his-luck numismatist). Lol.

NumisdudeTX

Feels like a set up. But I’m all set to see what it can be. And I might even buy depending on the set of circumstances. I’ve set my mind to be open and considering, just hope the mint doesn’t upset my mood. After last night’s sunset, it dawned on me that if gold jumps to $5000 or more I should be set to make it even in hard times. Though I don’t have decades upon decades of collecting and at much cheaper prices. However I would be more than happy to receive anyone’s collection upon their passing if their kids or grandkids are little ungrateful poop stains. I hear lot of rich and well off are cutting off the hand me down fortunes, like Mila Kunis and Kutcher. You can be prettiest woman alive twice and not know what you doing.