Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 921334, member: 18157&quot;]Excellent post! :thumb: I would really like to know the answer to the question of how many dies are prepared for an issue such as this...and how easy it is to hub replacement dies once a problem is identified. It will be interesting to follow the Unc sales figure for this issue.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At first I was thinking of returning both of them within the seven (7) day window...then I considered taking RGJohn777&#039;s advice and just returning one of them. But if I did that, I wouldn&#039;t have both of them to &quot;prove&quot; this was die damage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think I may take your advice and just keep the both of them as a set. I hadn&#039;t considered having them certified as a die error, but that&#039;s a great suggestion...if they&#039;ll do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope others will post their Unc Jane Pierce&#039;s for comparison...I suspect they all have this die defect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Duke</b>...I agree the Mint does a terrific job most of the time. I&#039;ve received some beautiful silver proof sets over the years. They used to do a good job on the First Spouse coins, too...but it seems like someone involved in FS production has copped an attitude about these coins and quality has gone noticably down hill...starting in mid-2009. I say this based on personal experience and the reported experiences of fellow FS collectors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, if I were a conspiracy theorist (<b>which I am not</b>), I may be inclined to suspect that (given the decreasing mintages of FS coins) it&#039;s not outside the realm of possibility that someone at the Mint could purposefully reduce the population of well struck coins in an effort to secure the few perfect examples for themselves.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That wouldn&#039;t work for the large mintages of most issues, but the First Spouse series presents some interesting opportunities for &quot;potential&quot; conflicts of interest. <b>I want to go on the record saying that I don&#039;t believe that</b>. I&#039;m just saying...the &quot;possibility&quot; exists...:kewl:.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in