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Online-Only Mint Ordering is Prohibitive

I have purchased products from the Mint since 1998. First, I did everything by mail and then mail orders were stopped by the Mint. You could only order by telephone or internet. I then started ordering by telephone and have been successful except for the 2019-S silver eagle Enhanced Reverse proof coin.

I don’t have a computer, nor do I want one. That is where my problem comes in. Since

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