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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2638616, member: 24633&quot;]Yes, [USER=26030]@WingedLiberty[/USER] , I was one of those collectors who was anxiously awaiting the 2005 Satin Finish Mint Sets. I bumped my subscription order to 40 or so before they were released.</p><p><br /></p><p>When they started arriving in June and July (because of production delays) I couldn&#039;t wait to start searching for high-grade specimens. Boy, was I disappointed after examining all of the denominations with my loupe and my stereomicroscope. There were so many that would grade 70, that the ones grading lower would hardly be enough to fill a couple 20-slot pages. For those of you who don&#039;t know, the coins destined for the Satin Finish Mint Sets were processed &quot;with kid gloves&quot; much like proof coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I figured that if I found that many, that there would likely be thousands of 70&#039;s for each denomination, and it would be a waste of money for me to submit them for grading. I still have them, raw(!), to this day.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I continued buying bags and rolls of business strikes in the ensuing years, I stopped ordering the Satin Mint Sets after 2005.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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