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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 721673, member: 68&quot;]I love these modern sets since as the mint has said &quot;they are the backbone of serious modern collections&quot;.&nbsp; They are not the be all end all as some might think since some varieties, gems, and even regular issues don&#039;t appear in them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I usually suggest that people seek out the gems individually to fill whichever sets they want.&nbsp; The best bet is to collect multiple sets like cents and nickels or all the moderns and check mint sets, rolls, and dealer stock for nice attractive specimens.&nbsp; While doing this you will run into some nice mint sets that are collectible in their own right.&nbsp; Singles and partial sets can be traded off for coins you need so this hobby can be very inexpensive still and you can end up with great looking collections.&nbsp; There are not going to be a lot of collections of nice mint sets just because all the mint sets are getting chewed up to make collections.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After looking at a few mint sets you might get the impression that a complete mint set that&#039;s nice is impossible but they&#039;re actually surprisingly common.&nbsp; Remember you can take the Denver packet from one set and a Philly from another and this makes it far easier.&nbsp; The mints seemed to try to make some very high quality sets and these account for about .2 to 2 percent of the mintage dependent on year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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