Scratched Fort Hood in Silver Proof set, send it back?

Still, gotta wonder if it happens. That's why I like being first in......

 

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Does anyone know if the mint pulls any sets that are returned or do they just send em off to the next guy?

 

The Mint does nothing. It's the fulfillment center who handles orders and returns. If the condition is acceptable within tolerances, they can resend to the next customer. If the piece is damaged or outside of tolerances then they may not resend the unit to the next customer. If they really have good quality controls (which they don't seem to as these sorts of problems abound) they would cull the returns for closer inspection of what customers are returning and work to prevent this by improving production QC, product assembly and fulfillment. But that's a dream we will never see with the volume they deal with.

Luke: You may be noticing a pattern to your questions and my replies, which contain links to the US Mint's web site FAQ. Give it a try, it's full of details to common questions, like those which are occurring to you.

 

I wonder what the odds are of receving a set that some slimeball dealer has cherry picked vs a virgin set? I think that's one of the pro's of getting the sets as soon as they come out, no chance of getting some dealers rejects.

 

Well, they tend to produce A LOT of them and the sooner you order to the release date, the less likely you are to get sloppy seconds.

 

Mintage of 2010 silver proof sets are above 241,656 as of 8/31

Mintage of 2009 silver proof set - 694,406

 

List it on e-bay as a discovery coin "Mt. Hood Eruption" proof and it will easily get 50-100 bids.

 

The rest of the set seems to be pretty pristine. I'm not going to upload the photos of all of them here, but, they are all up in this set on Flickr if anyone wants to see them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/taubinphoto/sets/72157624911564946/

The lighting isn't the best, and there is some dust etc on the holders, but, it gives a pretty decent look at the rest of the coins. I think it would be a pain to send them back, especially hoping that all the coins come back pristine or close to it.

 

I would also check your kennedy halves because some of the ones on ebay I've noticed have some doubling on the date and the we trust parts. Likely machine doubling but make sure you check your coins!!!

 

Good idea! I'll just toss it up there for a grand or so

 

anybody remember a certain die gouge on the Kansas proof quarter? cant really tell from the pics but maybe this is a new die gouge and technically an error? just a theory

 

Send it back for an exchange!

Um........Ft. Hood is in Killeen, Texas. Mt. Hood is near Portland, Oregon. I've been to both.

Chris

 

send it back. In the future, you will associate the set with the scratch if you keep it. You will never be happy because the scratch will be your first thought when remembering this set.

 

A die gouge would produce raised marks on the coin. The OP said the imperfection on his coin is a scratch.

 

If you are sure it is on the coin and not the capsule, I would send it back. As stated by others, if you do not like it now that will only get worse over time. It will be the first thing you see when you open that set. TC

 

Oh it does happen. Buy ten sets, cherry pick pulling out the best coins from each set to assemble as close to a 70 set as possible reassemble the other nine into lower quality sets. Return for replacement then cherrypick th replacement set to further increase the quality of the "keeper" set. When you are satisfied with it send the rest back for refund. Yes it happens. That's why I think the mint erred back in 1999 when they stopped sealing the sets.

 

Definitely an error on the Mint's behalf.

Just have to do all this picking and returning in the 7-day return/refund/exchange window now-a-days.

 

Unfortunately, I don't have the money to order more than one set to cherry pick. From reading what others have said, I think I'm going to keep it, I know it will never be a 70 set, but, the chances of me getting a better set seem really slim.

 

Whats to keep people from filling the silver sets with quarters from a clad set?

 

You are dealing with the Department of the Treasury, do you really want to poke the bear with the issue of swindling an agency of the Federal government???