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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Modern Commens, post: 851443, member: 20737&quot;]I have been collecting coins since last August. Mostly US Mint modern commemoratives and Eagles. I am curious about some things regarding the commemorative coins. I have purchased coins from several sources; from my local dealer; ebay; on-line sellers like Hallenbeck, East river etc. and the US Mint. Many of the commemorative coins that I see at ebay and even at my local dealer have spots, hairline scratches, toning, haze, cloudiness etc. whereas almost none of the proof eagles that I see have any of these problems. I am curious to find out why this appears to be so. Is it because of the way the commemorative coins are minted or handled at the mint, perhaps someting to do with quality control; or is it because it is the way they are handled after they leave the mint by the original purchasers and/or subsequent purchasers. I have only been able to purchase the last four commemorative coins directly from the mint and they all look fine to me. No hairline scratches, no spots, haze, cloudiness etc. I realize toning could happen later. Any thoughts?:hammer:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/blogs/mardan1/us-mint-commemorative-coin-issues-208/#ixzz0k3VsYmN5" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/blogs/mardan1/us-mint-commemorative-coin-issues-208/#ixzz0k3VsYmN5">http://www.cointalk.com/blogs/mardan1/us-mint-commemorative-coin-issues-208/#ixzz0k3VsYmN5</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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