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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 561610, member: 68&quot;]D&#039;oh.&nbsp; I should have responded much earlier to this.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re right that th mint set coins are very often no better than any others.&nbsp; Indeed, all the &#039;68-P cents are spotted in the sets now.&nbsp; With some mint sets the coins can be just about impossible to find nice.&nbsp; The &#039;79-D is awful and the &#039;75-D isn&#039;t that much better.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The problem with roll coins is that they are so hard to find with great strikes so few are even worth checking for clean surfaces.&nbsp; On the other hand the mint set strikes are often crisp so it&#039;s mostly a matter of finding one clean.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Cents are the most common modern in gem but in higher grades it&#039;s very hit and miss whether you can find them or not.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of saying that the mint set coins are better I should say that the best coins generally go into mint sets each year.&nbsp; Of course even this isn&#039;t always true and they can be so rare that they are hardly worth looking for.&nbsp; It&#039;s easier to find cent rolls to check than mint sets and the rolls give you more shots at finding something.&nbsp; As a rule of thumb those who prefer nicely made cents should look at mint sets and those who prefer clean cents should look at rolls.&nbsp; And those like BadThad and I have our work cut out for us.&nbsp; :desk:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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