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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 710457, member: 15929&quot;]I&#039;ll respond.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes. the quality of coin coming out of the US Mint is lousy unless you happen to come across a coin that was at the top of the ballista bag.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Few folks are aware the the US Mint no longer ships coin is bags but instead loads them into what is called a &quot;ballista&quot; bag. These bags are freaking huge and the coins that end up at the bottom really get dinged up. Heck even the coin in the middle get beat to death.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Misc/USMINTballisticbag.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The net result is unless you can get a roll pulled from the top, good luck on finding anything sans nicks and dings.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the proof and uncirculated coins? My guess is that the current manufacturing techniques used for mass production really limits the quality of anything that can be produced. Again, this is a hit or miss thing. </p><p>Some of the Satin Finish coins are just junk which would have a difficult time getting an MS64:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Misc/DSC07261.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Misc/DSC07267.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Misc/DSC07268.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Presidential/Misc/DSC07269.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, since the manufacturing used to create Satin Finish and Proof coins differs significantly from regular business strikes, folks unfamilar with seeing either proof or satin finish may actually like what they see. From an experience standpoint, I do not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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