Originally Posted by
pierre mclopez
"US Mint Distributes 90.7 Million $1 Coins Through Direct Ship Program"
vs mintage:
Wow!
The current DS volume is skewed higher by the Mint distributing excess wrud of a few older coins. Going forward the real annual excess over natural demand is 20-30 million. About 1/4th of the current DS program volume. The need for the DS program is far less than some here presume