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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afox, post: 1269220, member: 4934&quot;]I started to collect a mint set, exactly as you are asking about, a year or so ago.&nbsp; The advice you are getting here is excellent.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t care about a specific years particular condition - just that it was a mint set.&nbsp; I found out about condition over time.&nbsp; I have learned what most are discussing in this thread.&nbsp; A mint set for a particular year is not necessarily &quot;mint&quot;, in the sense that it contains perfect coins that can be treasured for years to come.&nbsp; Each mint set (for a year) has conditions (good and bad).&nbsp; Seeing each set is important.&nbsp; You may buy a particular year that you are not satisfied with...</p><p>So, knowing what you want when you start this endeavor is important.&nbsp; But know that over time, you can decide that the look for a particular year is not what you want.&nbsp; Go find what you do want...</p><p>But, as is stated on many threads on this board, it can be addicting.</p><p>I like what Cringely stated above too - it&#039;s interesting to hear about how coins are collected.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I have bought from various sources - ebay, coin shows and more recently from the mint directly - uncirc sets from 1968 to 2011 and spent under $400.&nbsp; These are uncirculated sets and not proof sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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