Just curious.. how many proof sets you go through to pick one set that grade top pop.

Yousri

For those who cherrypick, how many proof sets and mint sets for that matter you ussually go through just to pick one set that grade top pop?
Do you pick the entire set, or break it up and pick indiviual coins.

cladking

As a rule of thumb about 2% of mint set coins stand out as being superior. This varies
from date to date and mint to mint. Usually "superior" means MS-65 or better but in some
cases it will mean MS-64 or even MS-66. The percentage varies somewhat also. It will be
as high as about 6% or as low as .25% but is usually close to 2%. This applies only to the
'68 to date sets. The earlier mint sets tend to have fewer very high grade and a narrower
spread in quality. This also applies to original sets that haven't been picked over.

Proof sets are very similar at around 2% but there is less variation from date to date. There
is more variation with the grades of these high grade coins. In the earlier years they're PR-68
or better and in later years they're PR-69 or better.

cladking

<< <i>Do you pick the entire set, or break it up and pick indiviual coins. >>



The odds of an entire set being gem are extremely low if these were assembled purely
by chance. In practice though you'll find between about .1 and 1% of sets for most dates
will be all gem. I've never seen an '80 Denver packet that was all gems, though.

Yousri

Thanks Tempus

Edited to say: Thanks cladking

100proof1957

To this point i have not found a decent coin in a proof set.

relayer

<< <i>Thanks Tempus >>



Tempus fugit is Latin for "Time Flies"

Russ

<< <i>To this point i have not found a decent coin in a proof set. >>



Me either. Marty gets them all.

Russ, NCNE

Yousri

<< <i>

<< <i>Thanks Tempus >>



Tempus fugit is Latin for "Time Flies" >>


ooooooooooooooooooooooooooops...............................
Very very...................

I should've lisnted to my mom when she said don't skip Latin Class......

100proof1957

Russ,

The bad thing is,Marty is such a friggin tramp,he doesnt even care what year they are !

JrGMan2004

Thusfar... it's hard to put a number to how many sets I've searched through... but, I can number how many sets I've bought, and how many have been scores... 13 sets... 2 have been proftiable scores... though 4 of those sets were AH sets, but they've pretty much just sold for what I bought for them, thusfar... though one set had a DCAM Pointed 9, I sold the Pointed 9 off for $15 and then sold the AH single for $10, so that was a nice little profit, but the other AH sales thusfar have been break evens, though I still have one more to sell

MadMarty

I haven't found squat!

XpipedreamR

<< <i>I haven't found squat! >>

Cameonut

I probably look at 100 proof sets before I find one that has a cameo in it I like. That's one coin in 500 or so. Rarely is that coin a top pop. I can't remember the last time I found a top pop in a proof set.

100proof1957

Marty,



you are such a liar !

clackamas

I just went through 1060 1968 Mint sets, I have a few top pop (soon to be) ken halves (currently 10/0) and I expect 13/0 when the 14 I sent to PCGS get done, and a single Jefferson that should be an MS66FS, now 3/0 expect POP 4/0. Have not started on the dimes or Lincolns yet. That is quite a few sets so ~ 1:300 1968 sets would have a top pop coin, if my coins grade as I think they will.

Yousri

<< <i>I just went through 1060 1968 Mint sets, I have a few top pop (soon to be) ken halves (currently 10/0) and I expect 13/0 when the 14 I sent to PCGS get done, and a single Jefferson that should be an MS66FS, now 3/0 expect POP 4/0. Have not started on the dimes or Lincolns yet. That is quite a few sets so ~ 1:300 1968 sets would have a top pop coin, if my coins grade as I think they will. >>



Good luck.

loanshark

I buy 100 sets at a time to sell at the bank branch I manage. Guess who gets to go through them first? Have been able to pick out some nice sets over the years. I always keep the best 5 sets.

Loan Shark

FullStepJeffs

<< <i>I just went through 1060 1968 Mint sets, I have a few top pop (soon to be) ken halves (currently 10/0) and I expect 13/0 when the 14 I sent to PCGS get done, and a single Jefferson that should be an MS66FS, now 3/0 expect POP 4/0. Have not started on the dimes or Lincolns yet. That is quite a few sets so ~ 1:300 1968 sets would have a top pop coin, if my coins grade as I think they will. >>




Uh... Clackamas... do you have a home for that poor, single 68-S Jeff yet? If not, I'd be interested in adopting it if it makes MS65FS or higher.

And, a few years ago, I went through two mint sealed $200 bags of 1965 Jeffersons and didn't find a single coin with 5 or more steps... not 1...

But, I keep hunting!

tgilliams

Great info Clad

SilverDollarMan

<< <i>I buy 100 sets at a time to sell at the bank branch I manage. Guess who gets to go through them first? Have been able to pick out some nice sets over the years. I always keep the best 5 sets.

Loan Shark >>



Where did u say the bank office is located? hehe