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Well then do not order any uncirculated sets because the Mint does have a monopoly on the manufacture of then whether you accept that fact or not.
Given that the coins would be bagged and endure even more handling, the quality of outside packaging would almost certainly be less. That is unless they were being very selective.
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The Mint will not change how they have handled uncirculated coins for decades just because the new age collectors are so selfish in thinking they deserve better. Well, they don't deserve any better than the collectors of the 1950's through the 90's.
Wow. So now it's selfish to expect an improvement in quality? You may not be aware, but overall manufacturing quality standards have improved drastically since the 1950's and even the 1990's. Should we be stuck driving cars with 1950's reliability because we don't deserve any better than those who purchased cars back then? On a real dollar basis, material handling equipment and air cleaning equipment costs significantly less than it did back then. Installation of this new equipment would likely save the mint money given that the number one reason for quality returns is likely particles on coins or inside the packaging.
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The major difference of years past and now is attitude. In the past workers took pride in doing their job and there was a certain amount of care in handling the coins, now it's just a job and as long as it gets done that's all they care about.
May be true, but with modern manufacturing controls, a higher level of quality is obtainable now. The best attitude in the world won't keep dust contamination out of a room. Positive pressure and filtration will virtually eliminate it.
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Posted 05/20/2015 09:22 am
