Let's hope so. By the terms of the law, the four Mark Twain causes won't see a penny until the Treasury has recovered its costs, including design costs plus "labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses [whatever that means], marketing, and shipping." That could mean a long wait unless sales are very good. But my guess is, they will be. *_________________________________* *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371* On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 7:21 AM, Cindy Lovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you, Peter! Believe me, we have > enjoyed a few laughs here about the many > ironies surrounding this project. With corporate > support drying up in recent years (despite record > profits, and we all can imagine what SLC would > say about that), the coins help keep him in the > public eye while providing much needed support > for the four sites. I set up the 4-way donation page > as an alternative for those who want to support > but don't necessarily want to buy a coin. The good > news is that coin dealers are very excited about the > coins and expect strong sales. If we can get the > Clemens fans to buy a few, we should see a sell-out. > > Thanks to everyone on this forum for all you do > to preserve and share the remarkable legacy of > our shared hero. I believe we all feel protective of > him, and that is good. > > Hoping to see every single one of you in Hartford > this year, although you may want to visit when > it's a little warmer. > > Cindy Lovell > > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Peter Salwen > <peter@= > SALWEN.COM> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Those coins -- YES! > > Sorry, my inner curmudgeon always manages to get first crack at the > keyboard. Honoring Mark Twain is a fine thing (and to prove I mean that, I > won't even quote Twain on Congress) and providing funds for the Mark Twain > Project and the three other amazing MT institutions (the gold coins alone > are supposed to bring in $3.5 million) is an almost unbelievably welcome > development. >