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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RePeat, post: 24846, member: 1694&quot;]Ok everyone.&nbsp; I have a couple of newbie questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought 2 rolls of 2004 Sacagawea Dollars (P &amp; D).&nbsp; I bought them first and foremost because of their beauty; secondly, because I wanted 50 fresh coins that I could cherry pick through and test my &quot;eye&quot; on quality (for practice).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I know the mint ships all &quot;mint&quot; coins in a bag to a third party and they in turn ship them off to customers.&nbsp; However, I didn&#039;t find that out until after I purchased the coins.&nbsp; Which brings me to my first set of questions...</p><p><br /></p><p>Do most &quot;non-collectors&quot; realize that these coins are shipped in bags to a third party then rolled?&nbsp; As I&#039;m sure I&#039;m not the only one to assume this either, why doesn&#039;t the mint disclose this information on their web site?&nbsp; I personally feel it&#039;s misleading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, getting to my next questions.&nbsp; I can&#039;t remember which roll (P or D), but one of them had black specs all over the obverse of every coin.&nbsp; I heard about the early Sacagaweas having this problem, but didn&#039;t realize it continues to happen.&nbsp; They look terrible and have really disappointed me.&nbsp; Each roll cost $10 above face value... </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, why am I paying a premium for bagged, un-circulated (a.k.a. mint) rolls that are covered with un-removable black specs?&nbsp; Have I just learned a lesson the hard way?</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your knowledge and experiences with the US Mint.&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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