Mint Set Toned Franklin's

PawPaul · November 11, 2009 9:50AM

good insight Darktone , I would estimate 95% of the mint sets for sale on any given day are not 100% orig.......... !

darktone · November 11, 2009 9:57AM

<< good insight Darktone , I would estimate 95% of the mint sets for sale on any given day are not 100% orig.......... ! >>

Oh yes, I agree most sets have coins switched out but just so I was not misunderstood in my previous post I want to stress I am talking about fake sets with reproduction envelopes,cover papers and cardboard holders and At'ed coins.

PCcoins · November 11, 2009 10:10AM

<< good insight Darktone , I would estimate 95% of the mint sets for sale on any given day are not 100% orig.......... ! >>

I would disagree with this statement. And I guess it really depends on your source, but all the mint sets I have purchased have been 100% original, and I bought them all from the same source.

I have seen many molested mint sets, especially for sale on ebay. But I think most of the sets I see look original.

cheezhed · November 11, 2009 10:13AM

golfer72 · November 11, 2009 10:21AM

How are the Mint sets that were in the fire fake? What am I missing?

darktone · November 11, 2009 10:25AM

Those sets that were in the fire are not fake. They are real but damaged. These coins have odd toning from the fire.

PawPaul · November 11, 2009 12:15PM

pc -

your into a source thats in the 5%

golfer72 · November 12, 2009 9:25AM

Ok thanks Darktone. I misread your post.

bushmaster8 · November 12, 2009 9:46AM

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<< Sometimes it is not clear whether or not these have mint set tone.

Here is a good example:

at first i thought this was mint set origin, then i became convinced it was AT. >>

as I asked b4 - what convinced you it became A.T ??? >>

Too many coins from one or two ebay sellers with the exact same style toning that were blatantly obvious AT jobs. Do the initials RPH ring any bells?

Obviously if you fork with enuff coins, you will get lucky enuff on a couple to get past the TPG's. Even CAC bought into this 53.

Of course, I could be wrong, just my opinion.

PawPaul · November 13, 2009 11:50AM

ahhhhhhhhhh,
now I see the light Bushmaster .

Take those 1954 Quarters ( and some '54 dimes too) that had been showing up all over the place - they have real stunning blue tone on obverse only - i must have seen twenty of them , a half dozen or so in PCGS holders ........now I see them turning up on eBay/Teletrade in GENUINE holders .

Sure took PCGS a good long while to catch on ......whomever toned them is real, real good

PawPaul · November 16, 2009 8:11AM

<< 

<< Sometimes it is not clear whether or not these have mint set tone.

Here is a good example:

at first i thought this was mint set origin, then i became convinced it was AT. >>

as I asked b4 - what convinced you it became A.T ??? >>

....let me say this with little or no agreement from others :

if someone is going to A.T a coin for monetary gain - they sure as hell are not going to start out with a coin
that has a large gash in the prime focal area near the center of the coin on the obverse !

I repeat :

if someone is going to A.T a coin for monetary gain - they sure as hell are not going to start out with a coin that has a large gash in the prime focal area near the center of the coin on the obverse !