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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 344055, member: 68&quot;]The chances are extremely high that you have a typical set.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are made on different presses at higher force and lower speeds. Dies are changed out frequently.&nbsp; Since 2005 the dies have been chromium plated which impart a &quot;satin finish&quot; to the coins which make them distinct from circulation issues.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins in these sets have been extremely well struck nearly without exception since 1965.&nbsp; Of course, this is only in comparison with circulation issues and many of the strikes of mint set coins have faults with the most common being oblique die alignment.&nbsp; These coins are also washed and dried and loaded into automatic loading equipment.&nbsp; They do get banged up and even finger printed.&nbsp; Most sets will have at least a few very unattractive coins </p><p><br /></p><p>In the old days only about two sets out of three contained any gems at all but there are far more in the recent date sets.&nbsp; I would guess that better than half even have choice gems now and all contain at least one gem.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are bum sets.&nbsp; They started using the automated equipment, apparently, in 1980 so it&#039;s luck of the draw now days but you used to be able to figure about 1% were substandard and contained no gem, 40% were &quot;typical&quot; and contained nothing of much interest, 57% were typical and contained one or two coins that were special or choice, 1% stood out but contained a clinker or two and 1% were entirely gem or very choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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