THE MINT GETS US EVERYTIME!!

I JUST READ A JOURNAL ENTRY ABOUT THE PRICE OF THE FIRST SPOUSE COINS PRICE BEING RAISED.

I RECENTLY WROTE A LETTER TO THE U.S. MINT DIRECTOR ED MOY, TELLING HIM ABOUT HOW WHEN THE PRICE OF GOLD RISES, THEY IMMEDIATELY RAISE THE PRICE OF THE PRODUCTS THEY OFFER, BUT WHEN THE PRICE DROPS(AS IT HAS TODAY-DOWN $23.00) THEY DON'T RESPOND AS QUICKLY. I STATED TO HIM HOW I FELT THEY ARE STEALING FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS. WELL ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY LOWERED THE PRICE OF THE GOLD COINS. NOW GOLD HAS GONE UP A LITTLE AND THEY JACKED IT UP HIGHER THAN BEFORE.

I FEEL THEY HAVE DONE THIS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RELEASE OF THE NEW DOUBLE EAGLE BEING RELEASED LATER THIS MONTH. THEY KNOW WE ALL WANT ONE! THEY KNOW WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET ONE! SO, WHY NOT JACK IT UP? THEY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT COSTS $200 OVER SPOT PRICE TO PRODUCE THESE COINS, IT DOESN'T!! I MEAN, HOW COULD IT? I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS MAYBE $50 OVER SPOT, DUE TO THE EXTRA LABOR THEY NEED TO HANDLE THE COINS, TO MAINTAIN THEIR FINISH.

THESE COINS ARE NOT PART OF SOME COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM TO RAISE MONEY FOR A PARTICULAR EVENT OR FUND. THEY ARE A COLLECTORS COIN FOR US, THE PUBLIC, TO COLLECT OR INVEST IN. AT THIS RATE WE WILL NOT SEE ANY PROFIT FROM OUR INVESTMENT FOR SOME TIME, UNTILL THE SPOT PRICE CATCHES UP WITH THEIR PRICE. IT ALMOST SEEMS POINTLESS TO INVEST. I KNOW THIS PROBABLY WONT HAPPEN BUT IF WE WERE TO BOYCOT THEIR PRODUCTS MAYBE THEY WILL SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING! HIGHLY UNLIKELY, I GUESS IT'S LIKE TRYING TO GET A CRACKHEAD TO SEE THAT STEALING FROM THEIR MOTHER IS A BAD THING! JUST AS THE MINT IS STEALING FROM US! WELL I GUESS THE GOVERNMENT IS JUST CONTINUING THEIR LONG HISTORY OF STICKING TO THE LITTLE GUY!!!!!!

SOON THE AVERAGE "JOE THE PLUMBER" WONT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR PRODUCTS AND THEY WILL BE OUT OF BUSINESS-SO TO SPEAK. IF THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH FOR US TO AFFORD, THEY WILL THEN SELL DRAMATICALLY LESS ITEMS, SO THEIR PROFITS WILL BE DOWN. FROM MY POINT OF VEIW, THE MATH JUST DONT WORK OUT!!

WELL, MR. MOY, THANKS FOR THE HELP, THANKS FOR RAMMING IT UP "THE YOU KNOW WHAT" OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. THANKS FOR TAKING AWAY OUR ABILITY TO ENJOY OUR PASSION, AND REALLY, THANKS FOR NOTHING!!!