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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 63284, member: 68&quot;]It&#039;s very unusual to see proof or mint sets that have been messed with in any</p><p>meaningful way and I&#039;ve never seen a counterfeit in any of these later sets.&nbsp; There </p><p>are a few exceptions such as substitution of silver or clad coins for a more valuable </p><p>piece and cherry picking of the the sets.&nbsp; If you buy these based on what you see</p><p>then there is relatively little danger. There are a few other scams such as PL &#039;68 </p><p>dimes substituted into &#039;68 proof sets for sale as no-S&#039;s, but all these scams are </p><p>very limited in scope and rarely seen.&nbsp; Just be careful on sets where this is a huge </p><p>premium for the set like in 1970 Japanese mint sets or type 2 1981 US proof sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof sets are usually very high quality and very attractive and I wouldn&#039;t want to </p><p>discourage you from collecting these, but don&#039;t overlook the mint sets.&nbsp; These usu-</p><p>ally have far lower mintages and much higher attrition.&nbsp; There is often more chance</p><p>of finding scarce coins or grades in them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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