![]() ![]() Many promoters are skilled at getting first new releases from the Mint. Here, again, you can expect the early releases of the “numismatic” version to be hawked by promoters and on eBay at huge markups. They can be bought directly from the Mint’s website. Remember that the Mint plans to offer a “numismatic” version of the coins. However, I still suspect that many buyers will pay ridiculously high prices for these coins. Kudos to the Mint for making an effort to shut down the overpricing of the coins. But, when the Mint announced that only 33,000 sets of the first five coins were going to be minted, the coins became hot items, partly because of collector interest but mainly because of promoters who thought that they were going to sell the sets to naïve buyers at huge markups. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OZ SILVER COINS FOR SALE SERIESThis series was supposed to have been a bullion product, which, logically, meant a big production number. ![]() I have no idea how one entity came up with 210 sets when the Mint’s APs have been directed to sell “one to a household.” And, I have not taken the time to verify that HSN actually is offering the sets. One visitor to my 12/28 America the Beautiful turns ugly post commented that the Home Shopping Network was selling 210 sets available at $5,000 a set. I doubt the AP’s 3,000 sets will last long insomuch as they will be sold at minimum markups. I encourage potential buyers to bookmark the site and to check back frequently. The site is It is not yet functioning, and the exact date of it becoming functional is not known at this time. ![]() One US Mint Authorized Purchaser has put up a website where, hopefully, the sets can be ordered online mid-January. America the Beautiful 5-oz silver coins mid-January, maybe January 7th, 2011 ![]()
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