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Just got my 2008 Silver Proof. My John Q Adams looks bad. Spots all over his head extending onto the background. Clearly not on the plastic. I have two sets both show similar, but different spotting. At first I thought it was "age spotting", but I'm guessing not. Anyone else have this problem? Also, does the mint take returns?  Edited by hawkeye
02/01/2009 2:36 pm
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Also, does the mint take returns?
If your coins look like that, they should. They are considered damaged. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Wow, I was actually thinking about buying that set, but not if its going to come to me like that.
It may seem like a stupid question, but I always wondered about the silver proof sets. Are just the dime, quarter, half silver or are all the coins stamped on silver planchets and then colored accordingly (like colored bronze for the cent and golden for the dollar coins)
Plus, are the coins 90% silver or 40% silver.
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Now that you put the photo up, it confirms the fact that these sets need to go back. That's a shame. You would think the Mint would work on quality control. Wow.
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The Dime, Quarters, and Half Dollar are 90% silver; all other coins are on their normal planchet composition.
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Thanks for the sanity check. I have the 2008 Silver set and accidentally bought a set of the Presidential coins. In both cases it's the Adams and it's not just his head, it goes into the back ground and to the rim. I'm going to write/call the mint.
Maybe you all make a habit of checking your proof's when you get them. I don't. I "assume" that they're perfect. In this case I was showing my grand daughter how to use an eye loop and using the the Presidential's as an example. She found the spots. Kudos to her, right!
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Even more amazing when you think that the US Mint should be considered to be a world class manufacturing facility running modern equipment with precision, accuracy, and tight tolerances. I'm not a seasoned collector here but I would be sorely disappointed for a proof to look like that unless I paid near to nothing for the cost.
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Even more amazing when you think that the US Mint should be considered to be a world class manufacturing facility running modern equipment with precision, accuracy, and tight tolerances. And isn't this the devestatingly true reality to the contrary !!....  |
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Yes, the mint takes returns. They supply a return label wit the original packing and don't charge to ship the replacement.
I had a 2008 silver proof quarters with a piece of clear tape in the inside of the container, across two of the coins. Called it in, said I wanted a replacement and sent it back without problems.
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I'm not a seasoned collector here but I would be sorely disappointed for a proof to look like that unless I paid near to nothing for the cost. To a large extent you do. The price for a proof set from the US mint is much lower that the proof set from just about any other world mint. And the mintage is typically ten times higher as well. |
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Stopped by a coin store and his display didn't have spotting like mine. So, mine are going back. I'll let you know what the replacements look like.
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Is it any wonder, check out the cover to the Numismatic News Feb, 3, 2009 in the lower right hand corner, There is a picture of the Mint director Edward Moy, and the NMAI director Kevin Grover during a ceremonial "pour" of the new Native American dollar coins, where they are dumping the new coins from a "Native" basket, on what appears to be a velvet covered tray, at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian. This picture depicts a complete disregard for the quality of these coins( this is in front of the media) so now maybe this helps explain why the coins we are receiving are the way they are, just a thought.....  |
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My doctor says that if you use a special shampoo for two weeks, that scalp condition should clear up on it's own.  |
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I thought the proof set for dimes, quarters, and halves are 40% silver...
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Nope, they are 90%- the last 40% silver clad coins were the 1976 Bicentennial 3 piece sets(unc and proof).
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This picture depicts a complete disregard for the quality of these coins( this is in front of the media) so now maybe this helps explain why the coins we are receiving are the way they are, These are coins intended to circulate in everyday commerce for gosh sakes not special collector coins. What do you do with your pocket change? Insist that the teller had you the coins one at a time handling them only by the edge and then put each of them in an airtite or kointain before you put them in your pocket? |
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