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<p>[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 6003076, member: 23122"]As you may already know, this Souvenir Set (as-well-as the 1982 P&D and 1983 D Sets) in the Mint packaging is very scarce (original mintage about 15,000 Sets and only available from the Mint's Gift Shop) and was therefore worthy enough to be listed in the Red Book since the 2017 edition. The better quality finish is probably due to use of a fresh Working Die and the first strikings from that Die for each denomination, with ejection from the press into a smaller vessel (to minimize bag marks) rather than the larger Bin that is used for gathering the high-speed production for business strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 6003076, member: 23122"]As you may already know, this Souvenir Set (as-well-as the 1982 P&D and 1983 D Sets) in the Mint packaging is very scarce (original mintage about 15,000 Sets and only available from the Mint's Gift Shop) and was therefore worthy enough to be listed in the Red Book since the 2017 edition. The better quality finish is probably due to use of a fresh Working Die and the first strikings from that Die for each denomination, with ejection from the press into a smaller vessel (to minimize bag marks) rather than the larger Bin that is used for gathering the high-speed production for business strikes.[/QUOTE]
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