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I have some mint sets that some of the coins have marks on them and they are in sealed plastic flat packs. So they don't pick the cream of the crop at the mint some members here have told me and the bigger coins are the worst for marks.

Some fun facts I looked up. So you see I bought 2 of the 1979 sets . Well in 79 and 81 they had 2 types of mint marks the 79 box S mint die went bad after half the year so half way through they made a new die with a bolder looking S they started putting that on the lower denomination coins first then moved up to the bigger coins later on. So each of the 1979 sets are different one has the box S and one has the bold S on the small coins. Oh also the cameo backs are black on the 1979 coins except for one of the Susan's is blue on the back. You can see them here

Ya I got to thinking about it last night. The guy at the antique shop I go to is a old coin collector and what if he got the set I bought along with the other 3 years in the Susan B Anthony years 1979 1980 and 1981 and what if they were all CAM What a set of coins that would be. LOL ....... Well Guess what.....................They are so I bought what was left...

Ya I got lucky on that set. I may send it in to be graded. Does NGC do whole sets Or do you have to break it up??

I took a shot just for you Hoghead. hope ya like it. The bird is way cool GW is not bad looking for a old guy.

Yes many reasons, One I think many of the breaks are from a deep cutout in the die to close to the edge and after a while it just gives out.

Ya Woods020 take a peek at my Chery pickers post .I got a whole bag of dime variety's and some die breaks . I sure am enjoying all the stuff you guys share. I hope you guys been liking my shots.

Welcome to the forum. I am not a expert like some of the other members here and there are some really good people to ask. The coins were nice at one time but it looks like it has a lot of bag marks. Nice picture. Was that with a phone or a USB microscope.

You also JT2 ...

For you dleonard-3 .................I love them all for $5 ..Oh the scratches are on the plastic of the case it is in.

I thought I would stop by my favorite cheap spot for coin sets and see what I could dig up today. I grabbed this 1971 set ,sorry it does not have a s dime but it was nice and a little CAM looking and for only $5 what the Heck. But then I saw this 1985 and every coin was CAM on both sides for $5 also. I am no big fan of Susan B Coins but when you look at this girl she is sweet and the eagle on the back with the black color looking space background is real cool. Let me know what ya think of the CAM please . JeeP..

So I go to the bank today to get some rolls of quarters for my hunt and the girl says you saving weird coins Mister. I said ya what ya got and she shows me this baggy and wants to know if I want them.. So I took them off her hands. 2 ... 1976.....3..1971 and 7...1972 Nothing great but I had to take them home and at least give them a good look.

You all know I roll hunt and it is scary how many of the new coins are all worn out already. The metal is so soft everything gets nicked and scratched, sad truth may be there will be no cherry picking in the future for coin hunters.

Nice find. ya never know what you will find out there.

Nice coin. A real Sexy Looking Lady.

Welcome aboard Jim.

This is great everyone is so cool here and to have others with experience checking out these errors I find. I hope you are enjoying this stuff as much as I am. It is not so much the coins are worth anything but the fact that there is something wrong there. LoL ..Through a regular hand held microscope these coins look wonderful. The microscope I use when zooming in real close will find the best looking of coins to have marks that look like the surface of the moon. I like it that way I can see for sure if a coin has FS or FT as for these coins the (nose scratch) was found on 7 different coins not always in the exact same spot and from 2 different years so the mystery is 2 deferent years of multiple die breaks?? or a machine the dispenses the coins and scratches them in the same spot for years on end. ???? So the first coin here is from 1997 and the second is from 1994 the only thing that makes me think it is a die crack is it leaves behind extra metal. I am no expert for sure but it seams logical that a crack in the die would allow the metal to flow up into it then leaving the extra behind after the strike. Look how the metal is on top of the E on the 97 but you can really see it on the outside edge of the 94 . Let me know what you think please. JP

Yes thanks , I am going to do both the state and park books

Yes thanks, The other

This is one of the books I was looking at RWB

LoL good point ... The Littleton green books or the Warman's blue books

I am new here also Nannerz and I can say the members here are the best you will find anywhere. The help is 10 fold they give. Yes there is joking and puns but it is not meant to be disrespectful it is a light hearted learning experience. I think down the road a bit you will look back and enjoy your time here.

Hi Everyone, I have been saving the State and Park quarters for a while now. I was thinking of putting them in books to give to the grandkids I have 14 of them so far LoL..but they can share so I will be making 5 sets. There are about 3 good brands out there to chose . They show you the outside cover but not the inside. I just wanted to get a idea what you all might suggest to be the best looking and easiest to work with please. The Littleton green books or the Warman's blue books I was looking at. Thanks for your help . Jim

I am doing some Nickel rolls today and I have some odd finds?? I wanted to ask you all about. What are these scratches from a counting machine or die cracks?? The coins are 4 from 1994 and 3 from 1997 I used to save those 2 years looking for the matt finish Nickels. Any thoughts . Jeep

Thanks for the info guys, Look here another bank roll with 9 Heads in it must be someone cleaning house. I can see some dates on these better. No big winners but it is still cool to find them in rolls in 2021