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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;My_wifes_search_engine, post: 3558517, member: 104192&quot;]So, the wife is the coin collector in the family. However, I&#039;m either &quot;awesome&quot; or an &quot;$#%^$&quot;, because I constantly feed into her habit (she currently has about 50 rolls of pennies, and 3 Ziploc baggies of loose coins to go through). Expect to see me a lot in the future, asking questions...</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the things I do is buy proof sets for her (particularly this year, because of the West Point Pennies). I recently got a 1985 proof set, and a 1776 set- 85 being her birth year, and the 76 because the drummer boy quarters are what got her started in coin collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1985 set arrived, and is beautiful. A few smudges on the case, but easily wiped off. The 1976 set however...</p><p><br /></p><p>At first glance (since I have no real experience here), looks like the case is still sealed. But, the penny has massive corrosion, and the half dollar has what looks to be a thread or hair- all inside the plastic container.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean, it&#039;s only a few bucks- not even worth the hassle of returning, because she&#039;ll appreciate the coins anyway. However, the point was to get her a proof set, and this makes me suspect that it isn&#039;t an actual proof set- someone tampered, and refilled a container.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pix attached.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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