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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1043695, member: 112"]Yes and no. First of all these coins were never placed in rolls when they were new, not by the mint anyway. They were all sold individually or in 2 coins sets containing 1 Unc and 1 Proof. And they never went into hoppers the way business strike coins do, they were removed 1 at a time, by hand, from the presses.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the grade of the coin when it came right from the press it was much more likely to be a 67 or 68 (or even lower) than a 69 or 70. Most of these coins grade lower than 69 whether Proof or Unc.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, when you bought them direct from the mint or later from a dealer but in original mint packaging, it was still a crapshoot as to what the grade would be. But you could pretty much count on it being lower than 69.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1043695, member: 112"]Yes and no. First of all these coins were never placed in rolls when they were new, not by the mint anyway. They were all sold individually or in 2 coins sets containing 1 Unc and 1 Proof. And they never went into hoppers the way business strike coins do, they were removed 1 at a time, by hand, from the presses. As for the grade of the coin when it came right from the press it was much more likely to be a 67 or 68 (or even lower) than a 69 or 70. Most of these coins grade lower than 69 whether Proof or Unc. And yes, when you bought them direct from the mint or later from a dealer but in original mint packaging, it was still a crapshoot as to what the grade would be. But you could pretty much count on it being lower than 69.[/QUOTE]
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