That’s so cool I live in Raleigh and I too was there..Have you ever visited “Rare Coins” which is a shop right by the Triangle Mall, the guy literally sells libertads for melt, I also know another place as well..

You’re welcome Bob and I’m glad that you were able to take advantage of the information and limited window of opportunity! God Bless and best of luck on whatever your next coin purchase happens to be!

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Thanks Howard for sharing your experience collecting Mexican coins and history of shopping/trading with Don! I’m sure he is greatly missed by many!

Agree on all points with the ASE’s Craig, especially regarding pricing! LOL

Bob, that’s awesome you have the books and quite a few Libertads to boot! I looked at a few Libertads, when I was at the Raleigh coin show a few weeks back and should’ve grabbed one since I don’t own any. I really like the design! My focus was on finding an Indian Head $5 I liked and didn’t make a purchase of anything, until 1/2 hour before the show closed on Sunday.

Since I didn’t find an Indian $5 I liked, I instead grabbed a 1970 S Kennedy PR69 PCGS, 1970 Mint Set, 1999 Yellowstone Ag $1 Unc, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Ag $1 PR, a 1964 Canada Charlottetown Ag $1, 1966 Canada Voyageur Ag $1, 1969 Canada Voyageur Clad $1 and a Coins of Canada 43rd Edition book, which is similar to the Red Book. PS Wizard Coin, has the first two volumes of “Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money” that Bob mentions, on sale for $29.99)($10 off) each. Grab em while you still can if interested. BTW, Volume 3 is really hard to find(no longer in print), even used.

Very interesting program and fee structure, especially the difference in the dime and quarter bags!

Stuart and his crew at the Denver Mint Gift Shop are fantastic. Very nice group of people. CaliSkier either spoke to Autumn or Rachel, both are friendly and very helpful.

Rick,

Probably one of the more important press releases from the Mint this year.

“The Circulating Bulk Purchase Program offers eligible purchasers the opportunity to acquire certain circulating coins in bulk quantities, supporting broader distribution of United States coinage while providing a convenient purchasing channel for organizations seeking larger volumes of circulating coins.”

https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-expands-circulating-bulk-purchase-program