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Message:: [QUOTE="The Whistler, post: 343816, member: 12953"]Hey, Everyone-- I have been perusing this forum a great deal the past coupla weeks, but this is my first time to post. I'm afraid I have way more questions than what should be put into any one post, so I'll try to restrict myself to just one or two. At the present, here's what I need help with: Last week, I ordered both the 2007 Proof Set & the 2007 Mint Set directly from the U.S. Mint.The Proof Set arrived yesterday. I like it a lot! The coins are pristine and beautiful and they look just stunning! (And at the Mint's price, a considerable bargain, I'd say!). The packaging and presentation are very nice, as well! Now......for the bad news (some of you can probably see this coming)......I got the regular Uncirculated Mint Set today and, to put it mildly, I am a bit disappointed! :-(While I knew the coins in the UNC Set might not be "perfect" (at least, not like the ones in the Proof Set), the ones they sent me fall far below what I was really expecting (and what I think is acceptable).Let me briefly enumerate the many "sins" of this set, and ask for your advice on how to proceed.Here's a list of the many problems: In the Philadelphia Set: The Presidential Dollars--there is a very obvious and noticeable scratch right on GW's chin. In fact, we're talking more like a semi-gash than just a scratch. This ain't no faint, hair-line job we're talking about (looks obviously like damage inflicted from striking other coins).There is a slightly less noticeable scratch--longer, but not as "deep"--running down the side of John Adams' face.James Madison is the worst! His face and forehead look like he was in a fight and that he definitely got the worst of it! There are a couple of fairly deep scratches running down one side of his forehead (deep enough to see the layer beneath the top layer of "gold coating"). The rest of his face is very splotchedy and there are a few abrasions in the field on the right side of the coin.There are lots of brown spots on one side of the Golden Sac Dollar.On the TJ Nickel, there is a literal "chunk"--a very deep surface abrasion--missing from the upper right of his coat. He, too, has a tiny "spot" or two in the forehead/right eye area, where a microscopic bit of the outer layer of metal looks to be missing.The Kennedy Half and Roosie Dime look close to perfect (just a faint, tiny scratch on the dime).The Lincoln Cent has some splotchedy places, but nothing I couldn't have lived with.The Statehood Quarters look pretty acceptable, though the Wyoming Quarter has a fair amount of minor scuffing throughout the field. In the Denver Set: Better than the Philly Set, overall, but still not without issues.There is (again) a very noticeable scratch to the upper right of the James Madison bust (and some brown spots).Some pretty noticeable abrasions on the TJ Nickel, including a small-but-not-insignificant scratch/gash beneath the "tr" in "trust".Also, for some strange reason, the TJ Nickel is in there sideways--his portrait is "laying down"--instead of "sitting" right-side-up, like all the rest of the coins.Except for what appears to be several tiny bag marks on the Washington State Quarter, the SQ's look good. Unlike the Philly Set, the Wyoming Quarter has a nice, clean field.The Golden Sac looks about as good as any I've seen, outside of the proof version.The Lincoln has a few splotches, but nothing major.Weird thing about all this: in both sets, the Roosie Dimes look very good and, in both sets, the Kennedy Halves are just pristine and flawless (like I would have expected the rest of them to be!). Okay......here's my question: Should I send them back and demand an exchange, or am I just as likely to get yet another set of coins which have nicks, scratches, dings, and splotches all over them?(And it really annoys me that I'll have to send them back at my own expense, just so I can either recoup my money or get the second time what I ordered the first time around!). Or...should I just ask for a refund and simply not fool with mint sets at all?I declare, I think I could have gone through my pocket change and picked up rolls at the bank and done about as well as what they sent for the Philly Set! I've gotten pocket change that wasn't as dinged and scratched as some of those Presidential Dollars are! Outside of the Kennedy Halves, I'm pretty sure I could have put together an "unofficial set" on my own, and had one that was better-looking, overall. Some of these coins they sent me would have NEVER "made the cut", if I had been putting a set together, myself! Anyway...........whaddya think???? Thanks for listening and for your advice! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The Whistler <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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