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YourGeorgiaPeach Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 6:01 pm So I've been hearing a few reports of stained 2019 W Lincoln cents and it reminded me of a similar issue I have with one of my own possessions. I own multiples of these Presidential proof sets and intend to sell most of them, but I've been held back because of vexatious discrepancies like this spotted John Tyler dollar, fearing it'll make the whole product less desirable. Is it common for proof coins to come with these imperfections? YGP Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 6:09 pm Quality control has been going down over the years Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 8:52 pm Unfortunately yes, issues like that have been common from the mint which is why a lot of people just buy from the after market where they can see what they are getting Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 8:57 pm Looks like a sneeze coin. That's the sort of thing that won't show up immediately. And after time has passed there isn't anything you can do about it. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 9:11 pm Black spots on cased proof sets are a sign that less care is being taken with the cleanliness of the coins, and less care with the packaging. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 9:29 pm Wow, that's pretty bad. I have about 100 1957 proof sets in original packaging and not a single coin has any spots. The mint has gotten careless and/or employees don't really care. Report this Post to the Staff
TJLang Valued Member 424 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 10:28 pm I have a 1976 proof set with a dirty LMC in it Edited by TJLang 03/10/2019 10:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4867 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 09:42 am I would have definitely sent that one back. I would consider that an impaired proof. Report this Post to the Staff
YourGeorgiaPeach Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 1:48 pm Yeah TheForce, if only I wasn't 9 when I got this, otherwise I would've known better lol YGP Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4867 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 2:04 pm It just seems the quality control just isn't there anymore. I can understand over time that some sort of spots occur but when these are packaged they should be taking more care to put flawless coins into the packaging and cull out anything that is less than perfect. Report this Post to the Staff
Ballyhoo Pillar of the Community United States 1613 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 9:22 pm All proof sets from the mid-seventies through the early eighties were terrible. Unless one seeks out originality as manufactured, It's best to remove them from their "coffin" before any real damage occurs, if not already. As for myself, I bought one of each year in question. One left intact the other cracked out and put in Air-Tites. With that, proof set packaging has improved since. None of those I own have any hint of environmental damage as of yet. ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon Report this Post to the Staff
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