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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chascat, post: 7758867, member: 76792&quot;]In those days the Mint was into production and not much time was spent on quality for business strikes.&nbsp; Planchets were mass produced with not much regard for beauty.&nbsp; The coins were struck at high speed, dumped into bins, and then bagged.&nbsp; Mint sets had no better handling than circulation strikes.&nbsp; Even the blue silver strikes were handled in the same way, but were packaged in a timely manor.&nbsp; Mint sets received no better handling than circulation strikes, thus all the planchet flaws and hits.&nbsp; Only luck and an occasional miracle produced the few truly nice Ikes which we&#039;re fortunate to collect today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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