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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 25578014, member: 68&quot;]Very few people other than Ikes collectors appreciate how difficult it is to assemble nice attractive sets of these coins because most of them were made with significant defects in strike and die condition.&nbsp; Then large percentages of them were mauled in the handling equipment.&nbsp; Some of these coins were even put through machines like cement mixers to knock down wire rims so entire brand new bags often look like really badly made VF&#039;s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some dates are so tough it&#039;s incredible that they are available at all.&nbsp; The &#039;71 comes awful and the&#039;76 type I can be just as bad.&nbsp; Those who try to get the latter coin from a mint set will find only one set in 12 contains a specimen that was well made and attractive and almost all of these will require an acetone bath because the plastic for this date isn&#039;t stable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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