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by kube-system 529 days ago
> What I struggle to understand is that this is primarily to combat manufactured spend.

I agree with you, it is well known that these collector products are intended to generate revenue.

Also, they literally have their pricing rationale in their FAQs:

https://www.usmint.gov/help-center/most-popular-questions.ht...

> We cannot use any tax dollars to fund our numismatic operations.

> The United States Mint’s numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to the taxpayer. Any excess funds are returned to the Treasury General Fund to reduce the annual budget deficit of the federal government.