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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-15-2009, 10:38 AM   #1 (permalink) Kent Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 359 Why buy from the MINT? I have just started back collecting with the hopes of getting my nieces and nephews interested and possibly Grand Children if I can the kids to get married and move out. LOL. So I was just wondering why buy from the mint instead of from dealers or online auctions. I purchased a 2009 proof quarter set for nephew that was born last week on ebay for under $10 shipping and all that was cheaper than the mint offering price. I was just curious. Thanks Kent   08-15-2009, 10:44 AM   #2 (permalink) PennyGuy Ones and Twos     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jackson MI Posts: 1,788 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Kent I have just started back collecting with the hopes of getting my nieces and nephews interested and possibly Grand Children if I can the kids to get married and move out. LOL. So I was just wondering why buy from the mint instead of from dealers or online auctions. I purchased a 2009 proof quarter set for nephew that was born last week on ebay for under $10 shipping and all that was cheaper than the mint offering price. I was just curious. Thanks Kent I've bought from the Mint as well as dealers. I usually get full proof and mint sets from the Mint, then when I want a sub-set, like the 2009 proof bronze cents I'll look to eBay or other sources. You can find some deals now and then on Mint products, it's just a matter of preference. At coins shows, or coin shops you have the advantage of being able to see the coins in hand. With the quality problems others have been having with Mint products this one point can be important. __________________ ANA - MSNS - EAC - NLOC "A penny hit by lightning is worth six cents" Opie Taylor 2nd Annual CoinTalk Fundraiser: Official Thread   08-15-2009, 10:46 AM   #3 (permalink) quartertapper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,097 My Mood: I know I brought this up in a previous thread, but make sure you aren't buying picked over proofs through online auctions. People have been known to pry open several proof sets, pick the best ones, and stick the rest in the remaining proof holders. They are then sold to unsuspecting customers, thinking they are buying a mint-sealed set. Just food for thought...   08-15-2009, 10:52 AM   #4 (permalink) Conder101 Numismatist   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,097 At $10 delivered I'll about guarantee he's getting a picked over set made upof coins that th seller felt wouldn't be worth grading. Doesn't mean that it will be a bad looking set, could be all PF-68's Still very pretty, but a PF-68 isn't worth spending the grading money on. __________________ Slab collector and researcher reported as of 12/29/06 132 companies 332 production varieties   08-15-2009, 11:04 AM   #5 (permalink) quartertapper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,097 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Conder101 At $10 delivered I'll about guarantee he's getting a picked over set made upof coins that th seller felt wouldn't be worth grading. Doesn't mean that it will be a bad looking set, could be all PF-68's Still very pretty, but a PF-68 isn't worth spending the grading money on. Very true. I just want people to be aware that this questionable practice is going on out there. It's not illegal, but it is misleading some people.   08-15-2009, 01:01 PM   #6 (permalink) Kent Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 359 Thanks I didn't even think about that I have never tried to open a set so I never thought about anyone else doing other than to send in a coin for grading not to change up the overall set. Thanks again Kent   08-15-2009, 03:03 PM   #7 (permalink) quartertapper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,097 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Kent I didn't even think about that I have never tried to open a set so I never thought about anyone else doing other than to send in a coin for grading not to change up the overall set. Thanks again Kent Now don't get any ideas!!!!   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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