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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 258386, member: 307"]A Delaware quarter in a 2000 10-coin proof set??? (Surprised noone caught that!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond that first impression, my opinion is this: if you are not experienced enough to know proof coins very well (taken by your comments about the beautiful the coins are), then I would hesitate to call them candidates for PF-70. Honestly, I am what I would consider to be an experienced collector and I could not tell you the difference between a PF-69 and a PF-70 coin weere they side by side. There is just that subjective a line between the two! </p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, expect most proof sets to be of at least PF-68 quality. Most sets will look nearly perfect with the most common anomaly in the modern (post 1990) sets being a haze on the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO the silver proof sets look even better than most of the clad sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>just my 2¢,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 258386, member: 307"]A Delaware quarter in a 2000 10-coin proof set??? (Surprised noone caught that!) Beyond that first impression, my opinion is this: if you are not experienced enough to know proof coins very well (taken by your comments about the beautiful the coins are), then I would hesitate to call them candidates for PF-70. Honestly, I am what I would consider to be an experienced collector and I could not tell you the difference between a PF-69 and a PF-70 coin weere they side by side. There is just that subjective a line between the two! With that said, expect most proof sets to be of at least PF-68 quality. Most sets will look nearly perfect with the most common anomaly in the modern (post 1990) sets being a haze on the coins. IMHO the silver proof sets look even better than most of the clad sets. just my 2¢,[/QUOTE]
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