... for those who were interested.

I sent in 5 sets of the New Birth Year sets for grading, with the exception of the quarters (which I removed)... here are the results:

Line Year MM Pedigree Denom. Grade

001 2012 S BIRTH SET 1C 69

002 2012 S BIRTH SET 1C 69

003 2012 S BIRTH SET 1C 69

004 2012 S BIRTH SET 1C 69

005 2012 S BIRTH SET 1C 69

006 2012 S BIRTH SET 5C 69

007 2012 S BIRTH SET 5C 69

008 2012 S BIRTH SET 5C 69

009 2012 S BIRTH SET 5C 70

010 2012 S BIRTH SET 5C 69

011 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 10C 70

012 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 10C 70

013 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 10C 70

014 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 10C 70

015 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 10C 69

016 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 50C 69

017 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 50C 69

018 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 50C 69

019 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 50C 70

020 2012 S CLAD BIRTH SET 50C 69

None of the cents hit 70... surprised on that.

Only one of the nickels made 70

The dimes fared much better.. all but one hit 70

Only one of the Kennedy halves hit 70

A bit disappointing... I imagine that if this is a portent of things to come with the full proof sets, there are going to be some awfully expensive coins in the coming months. And if NGC has a slot for only the Birth Year coins, it could go even higher. I was told that they will only have the 'Birth Year' designation available until the actual proof set comes out... will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I think very few sets have been sent in for grading, and if they are needed to complete other sets, then prices will skyrocket. Thoughts?