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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 2022061, member: 75105&quot;]Honestly I cannot find any fault with the sellers of these coins, as they packaged the containers properly and very well. I guess it&#039;s just a cheap education.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had purchased a set of Canadian silver dollars in their original RCM clamshells. The velvet lining appears to break down after 30+ years and the little hairs will make their way into the coins, causing hairline scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lesson: Only buy Canadian silver dollars that are not housed in original RCM holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other item I bought was a 1981 New Zealand mint set. All the coins were nice and tucked in the set. The set is sealed very much like a normal us mint set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Upon arrival, two of the coins had broke loose from the set, and &quot;ground&quot; on each other, causing scratches. No big deal, it was only a few bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears that the plastic on NZ mint sets, for this year anyway, are MUCH thinner than us mint sets, and coins will easily break loose.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I will be more careful buying more coins, because mint packaging from other countries is not always good.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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