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Does anyone have 2004 Nicks at PCGS right now? -
clackamas
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The POPs are staying low on these. 30 for both mints graded so far. I have gone though 100 rolls of each and have yet to send in any. Slim pickens from what I can see. A "P" mint 67 may well be a rare coin indeed and a 68 "D" is going to be very tough. Anyone have some at PCGS and care to give what they think they will get in grades?
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i have a D that i plucked from some rolls that i'll be sending in for certification as MS66. the strike and luster on these issues doesn't seem to be a problem, all i've seen look frosty and nice. the bagmarks, though, are another story.
al h.
Hmmmm. I'm not so convinced. I've seen a fair number of mint sets and the coins look no better than those I get in change at the local McDonald's.
hey Bob
how can i say this nicely--------wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!!!!!! while it's true nice coins can be found in Mint Sets, the general quality of those coins is no better than roll coins.
al h.
I threw one in my last submission from a roll I opened.
None in the roll were very good - pretty dinged up , I may get a 65.
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many specific date gems that are so scarce in rolls that it's entirely possible that none
were saved from this source. There are also some coins which are extremely elusive in
rolls at all. Rolls like 69-P quarters are exceptionally elusive and the odds of finding even
a single choice gem from this source is poor. For many of the moderns this leaves only
the mint sets as a viable source for gem coins.
Mint set coins are struck on single presses rather than the quad presses on which most
coins intended for circulation are struck. They are also struck under somewhat higher
pressure than other coins. All mint set coins are struck from new dies or at least dies
which are relatively new. For quarters this means fewer than 30,000 strikes. Unlike cir-
culation coins these are also washed and dried after striking. While the extra care does
not gaurantee that the coins will be gems, it does ensure that they'll be generally much
better struck than other coins.
There are many factors which have to come together to make a gem and this can be ex-
tremely rare on some modern issues. But these factors can most assuredly come togeth-
er on either a mint set or a regular coin.
In very recent times (ultra-moderns) there are significant numbers of people searching for
the gems. This was not true a few years back. Before 1999 there was very little chance
that a current gem would be identified and saved from circulation. Now a significant per-
centage of the coins going into circulation are screened so of course there are more high
grade coins coming from this source.
It should also be remembered that in the mid-'80's the relief was dramatically lowered on
the coins. This has resulted in a much larger percentage of coins being well-struck since
the dies wear much more slowly and there is less distance for metal to move in the strike.
This has dramatically reduced the huge advantage that the mint sets used to have, ie that
they are well struck.
So it depends on what coin you're looking for and it's impossible to know what the quality
of the mint set nickels will be this year until they begin getting shipped. But with most '65-
'98 coins the best will be found in the mint sets and for some there is almost no other source.
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Congrats on the 2003-D in 66FS. A tough coin. No 67's with the 04-D's? THe 66 for the 04-P should be a good one.
I am looking at them and the completed for sale items and not a single 67, 66's from the "P" mint are scarce and even the "D" 66's bring good money.
Ray got one of the "D" 67's for about $250, it may turn out to be a steal.