Hsn Shyster Says 2009 Is The Last Year For Satin Finish Set

Personally I don't like the packaging currently used for mint sets. The sets are also too big. The prez dollars should have their own mint set. I don't buy mint sets anymore because I don't want to pay for the extra coins that I don't want.

Personally I would welcome this. I think they should produce fewer better quality products.

Personally, it doesn't really matter much to me if they did away with the satin finish Mint Sets. I also don't believe that the value of those sets will increase because of this. On a side note, I have trouble believing HSN or other Hucksters when they talk about rarity and values, usually they are way off the mark.

Has the demise of the satin finish been confirmed or is it just speculation for now?

Until the Mint announces it,around 6 months from now, we won't know.

I have a question. Should I buy one? I never have bought a mint set. I just think about what older coins I could buy instead. I am willing to get one from my dealer, but is it worth the money?

$28.00, I believe, for 36 coins right now on the Mints website. Denver & Philly. The largest Mint Set in U.S. Mint history means something to me ! Plus the newly redesigned Native American dollar (P&D)......the six Territories P&D....etc...etc...etc...etc.

These 8 (4)-- 95% Copper Lincolns are available with an "S" mintmark in the Proof & Silver Proof Sets (except then there'd just be four of course. Or you can buy just the Proof Cents in a Set by themselves (S mint). They are also available in P & D "Two Roll Sets" from the Mint (these are Zinc). (I believe the last Two Cent Sets are still for sale on the Mints website)

Another thing going for the 2009 Mint Set is that all of the
business strike 2009 coins have been difficult to come by from
circulation, in the case of Nickels and Dimes they're almost impossible.
The 2009-D Nickels are all still sitting in the Federal Reserve...


If your dealer has a nice-looking Set (that you can see in person)
at a reasonable premium, I would say "yes!"

You see, the quality control on these has been a bit spotty. If you
order a Set directly from the Mint, you're taking your chances.
(unless you live in Philadelphia, Denver, or Washington D.C., where
you can buy the Set in person from a Mint Gift Shop and open it
immediately to check its condition)

I personally know that several dozen of these Mint Sets have been
returned to the Denver Mint Gift Shop, and I returned one myself !
I saw another Set that was returned because the 2009-P JFK Half-Dollar
was missing! In fact, in one of my Sets the Philly LP2
Cent is 180° upside down , but that Set is otherwise problem-free.

Normally, I would advise people to buy current-issue Mint products
from the Mint, but if your dealer has a nice problem-free Set, it
might be smarter to get their Set and save yourself the potential
'hassles' of returning a bad Set or two.

The 2009 95% Copper Proof Cents were available in four different Sets
(Clad Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, One-Cent Proof Set [sold out] and
the Lincoln Coin And Chronicles Set [sold out]), but the Uncirculated
2009 95% Copper Cents (the only non-Proof 95% Copper 2009 Cents !) are
available only in the 2009 Uncirculated Coin Set (aka "Mint Set").