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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 856346, member: 17261&quot;]1) Do some google searching, you&#039;ll find a list. To get started the easiest thing to do is buy a complete BU set for $20-$30. This will cover every business strike from 1959 up including the seven 1982 varieties. You MUST have all of the 1982&#039;s to make a complete set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As you become more experienced, you will realize MOST of the set will need to be upgraded due to poor strikes, late die states and spotting. You can take your time and seek higher quality coins.....but let me tell you....finding ultra high grade replacements is a LOT of work. Most of the BU Memorial cents (&gt;99%) are crap.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2) The 1974-S is the last business strike year for San Fran, not 1975. Proofs should not be considered part of a &quot;complete&quot; Memorial set. They are part of a complete proof set, not a complete business strike set. Like the Memorial cents, the proof cents are not all created equal. It&#039;s pretty easy to put together a proof set, but the quality will be all over the map.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3) Recognizing cleaned coins takes experience. Chances are the coin you found is simply an AU red coin. These can be found in circulation with some hunting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4) For storage I prefer Airtite brand holders. I put the Airtites into 2x2&#039;s and put those into 2x2 3-ring binder sheets for storage. Albums do not provide enough protection from air and moisture IMO. Copper is VERY susceptible to corrosion!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>5) Recognizing AU/MS coins takes experience and even then we can get it wrong.....and so can the TPGs (Third Party Graders). It&#039;s not unusual to see an AU coin that&#039;s a LOT nicer than an MS60-63 coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s possible to find BU mint state coins in circulation. Just because it might have been though some hands, it can STILL be mint state. I do a lot of roll searching and I&#039;ve managed to put together a complete roll set of BU Memorial cents. That is, I have a BU roll for each date and mint for every business strike issued. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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