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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1340837, member: 112&quot;]But there&#039;s a reason for that. Back then all Mint Set coins were taken directly from business strike production runs. Compare that to today&#039;s world where Mint Set coins come from their own special production run and the difference in quality is easily explained.</p><p><br /></p><p>Things were similar with Proofs in the &#039;70s and &#039;80s but not quite as bad. Prior to &#039;73 the mint didn&#039;t care if a Proof had cameo frost or not and made no effort to see to it that they did. Starting in &#039;73 they made that effort, greatly reduced the number of coins struck with each die and made sure the Proofs were all, or nearly all, cameo. But the overall quality was still sadly lacking until much later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof ASE&#039;s are in an entirely different world. Each coin is produced individually. Each coin is hand removed from the dies and effort made to ensure that it receives no contact marks at all - even though that effort is not entirely successful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing a Mint Set or&nbsp; Proof coin from the &#039;70&#039;s and &#039;80s to a modern day Proof ASE would be like comparing a Timex to a Rolex.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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