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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2397018, member: 24633"]It has been about 8 years since I ordered bags from the Mint. Until that time, I would order SQ's, halves and Sac dollars because I've found more errors in bags than from any other Mint source. My best find was the Kennedy missing the reverse clad layer, but there have also been coins struck through a foreign object such as wire, fabric & thread. The nice thing about these finds is that, unlike those found in circulation, they are all uncirculated specimens. The best thing about searching the bags is that you stand a greater chance of finding error progressions that confirm a particular die state. For example, it's one thing to find a bunch of coins with similar die cracks, but when you can tie all of them together with a particular marker (PUP), you can actually see how the crack can grow during the minting process. I have found numerous progressions in the 1999-P GA SQ, the 2005-D CA SQ, the 2001-P Kennedy half and the 2004-P Sac dollar. Searching Mint bags of one date/mintmark is, by far, much cheaper than buying rolls and Mint sets. Furthermore, when it comes to searching for high-grade MS coins to submit for grading, I've found more in bags than Mint sets. When you factor in the values for business strikes in MS68 or better, you come out way ahead in the game. Chris[/QUOTE]