2009 Uncirculated Mint Set Now Available

My sets arrived today, in very good time I think considering the distance. I mentioned above the difference in price between the Aussie sets with only six coins compared the the US sets with 36 coins. And after receiving my US sets, it is a difference in price only, not value. A good 13 of the coins in the US set show OBVIOUS signs of mishandling, with a further 5 coins being marked. The obvious coins range from large scratches to what looks like water vapour, possibly from being breathed on? This is the first US set I have ever bought, are all of them this bad?

I have never had a problem with an Aussie set. Every coin is BU and I have never even seen a marked coin in an Aussie set. The only problems are with the older sets (pre 1984) in the open plastic pockets, and even then the coins are good, they just might have PVC residue that needs removing.

There are lots of reports of rough Uncirculated Sets this year.

At least the RAM sets are packaged and carefully handled in a manner
consistent with their price!

The set that I bought in person at the Denver Mint Gift Shop is
'perfect', except for a small raised Cud area near the rim on the
2009-D Dime ( which is not a problem for me! )

No spots, no scratches, all P + D coins facing properly.

I had posted this earlier but I deleted it and put it all here again so it makes a little more sense to readers.

Yeah I got my email about my sets shipped on 10/09
With Columbus Day postal service shut down, they have not arrived yet. I am nervous hearing some of this stuff is shotty. You would think they would hold back on shipping damaged coins but I hope mine arrive in nice shape. I'll re post on them when they arrive here.

FOLLOW UP EDIT:
My two sets arrived today Oct 16th, I have not opened them yet. They are still in the outer thin brown sealed sleeves. I had reported someplace that FedEx had the tracking, but the last leg of delivery was by my postal carrier. FedEx delivered to my Post Office.

I guess I'll wait for some daylight and look them over by a window this weekend and hopefully they will be sharp and flawless.

Another Follow-up Update Edit:

I opened one mint set. I am a perfectionist which is a pain. My coins have bag marks and dings and rubs on the high points. My cents have micro dot spotting on them too.
Without a glass, they look OK.
I wonder if I should send them back or if I should just accept that this is the way it is?

Well my four sets arived yesterday.

I opened two sets and most coins are pretty good but a few are not that good have allot of marks. I will most likely keep them though I guess you have to pay to ship them back and then the replacement you get could be even worse.

I may open the other two well guess I will and see what they look like.

Well not sure what will happen the receipt tell you how to return so just did that flat rate box $ 4.95 and Insurance $ 1.75 hope they exchange it and the new one is not worse than the one I returned.

Sure makes you MAD when you have to pay so much to return there poor quality guess the US Mint has no pride anymore BIG BUSINESS coins never get looked at just assembly line but that one cent looked like some beat it to death with something guess some machine did that WOW it was not worth anything and the min reason I got these was for the copper cent so had to send that set back now that set cost $6.00 more.

I suppose if nobody or very few send them back, then quality control will not be addressed and we can expect more of the same in the future. I think proof coins will be OK but the UNC and mint sets will be scuffed and rubbed until the customers make an impact one way or another. Either by lack of sales or by them having to shuffle returns.

Well just got an email from the US Mint they have credited my account for the set I sent back I had it marked for an exchange or replacement so now I guess I have to order another set.

I would assume when it says we have credited your account for $27.00 or so that means they are not sending me another will look maybe the credit is at the mint and I must place another order myself.