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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dreamer94, post: 728726, member: 6449&quot;]The larger dealers frequently sell sets (e.g. proof presidential dollars, proof state quarters, proof Lincoln cents) as &quot;Mint plastic, no box&quot; sometimes at prices below mint prices.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always suspected that these sets are basically culls, left over after proof sets are cannibalized for individual coins that are sent in for third-party grading.&nbsp; The dealers cherry pick the best coins to be certified and are left with the leftover coins and a big pile of &quot;mint plastic&quot;.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t be at all surprised if the coins in the plastic holders are not the original coins and are derived from these leftovers.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Obviously someone could do that with a Lincoln Coin and Chronicles set, cherry picking the best silver dollars for third-party grading and substituting coins that didn&#039;t quite make the grade. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Of course no one on CoinTalk would do such a thing![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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