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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 58961, member: 1674&quot;]Unfortunately, Prethen is right.&nbsp; HSN is a regular topic of derision here because of its near-comical (to educated collectors) sales pitches.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sad thing, though, is that HSN is also the avenue where many people get their first experience of numismatics, and for many it also happens to be their last experience when they realize how badly they were taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of us had to learn how to be responisble collectors over time and even though many of us had the luxury of learning from a parent, grandparent, or other relative as a child (and thus made our mistakes with very small amounts of money) we all made the same mistakes all new coin collectors make.&nbsp; The good news is that you still have time to return the coins and I highly recommend it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The set from the mint isn&#039;t graded by a reputable 3rd party grading service and your coins are.&nbsp; The coins from the mint are likely to mostly be less than MS69 quality, while yours have a respected opinion saying that they are nearly perfect.&nbsp; As for the first day of issue, that means nothing.&nbsp; It means that the coin sets were ordered the first day that the mint website had them available, but they are not guaranteed to be the first coins struck, or the nicest coins struck, or even from the first set of dies used to strike the coins; it is merely a marketing ploy to get people to buy them.&nbsp; The 469 number probably just represents how many sets were packaged for HSN by ICG that came from HSN&#039;s initial mint order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and please don&#039;t let this experience sour your opinion of numismatics, there are a ton of GREAT people involved in this hobby and if you left now you&#039;d miss out on meeting them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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