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1958 Mint Set -- I wonder if someone replaced a quarter?

HigashiyamaHigashiyama Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭✭✭
As far as one can tell from the scan, this looks like a pretty nice set, but one of the quarters looks suspiciously white.


Ebay 1958 Mint Set
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    It is strangly white when compared to the rest of the coins. The unusual is expected on eBay so who knows?
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • I purchased a mint set from this seller in the past, and have no doubt as to it's originality and this dealer's honesty. Obviously, it would be very easy to swap out a quarter in a mint set, and I look at all of them closely with things like that in mind. I think it unlikely in this case, but if you are troubled by it, you should e-mail and ask. I found him to be very response to questions.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • wayneherndonwayneherndon Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭
    I bought some Mint Sets from this seller too and they were original. I will caution you, however, on the blue seen on the two coins in the lower left. There was what appeared to be blue toning on several of the coins in each set I bought. However, when they arrived, there was no blue. I carefully, compared the set to the one in the picture and confirmed every coin was exactly the same as in the image. Apparently, something in the lighting or the way the camera captures the image adds some blue in some areas. If you are attracted to the blue, I recommend sending him an e-mail to confirm whether it is lighting or actually there.

    WH
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    It could be original, but it looks too clean for the rest of the set.

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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