Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1980 unc.mint set

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Expert: Dan Moore - 6/22/2009


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i have the 1980 unc.mint set of coins all are d mint but one extra s.b.a. coin it is an s mint mark,the s mark sba has divits on the nose,collar,jaw line,eye brow,and no marks or tears in the sealed mint pak(red stripe top and bottom)ever heard of this???? a die break maybe??? neil

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Neil,

WIthout seeing the coin, all I can surmise is that due to the Mint's usual lack of quality control, the coin got poorly treated in the receiving bin after it was struck, or in the bag while it was transfered from the San Francisco Mint.

Those coins were not given special treatment -- like the proof coins -- they were just regular business strike coins -- the same as what were issued for circulation, so significant marks and scratches are not uncommon for these sets.

Dan

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