2016 sets

[trout]

The baby sets are available now, maybe these will be better as they have the normal design coins in them.

[humpybong]

Picked up my UNC set today and I am happy with it.

I usually obtain 1 or 2 UNC sets every year for my collection.

[runway]

Looks like you and I have the only crappy quality 2016 Mint sets in Australia Goldie :laugh2:

Get over yourself trout there's nothing wrong with the coin quality of the 2016 mint sets :dodgy:

[trout]

I have just ordered a couple of the Baby sets and a proof baby set from Old Mate in Lismore.
As it was mainly the obverse of the normal 2016 mint sets that let them down "My opinion" I am hopeful that the circulation designs on the 2016 Baby sets are of a higher quality .
For some reason the Baby set coins are normally quite nice

As a footnote the Quality of the Proof Sets since RAM made the move to put them in individual capsules  instead of the old giant slab has improved the quality of the coins in the sets received .:good:
I also heard on the grapevine that there may be a 26 coin set of the ABC $1 coins in Proof being produced this year.:angel:

[emu666]

Yes trout, the sets are quite ordinary
Went to Downies; looked through 150 or so sets
Selected best 26
Broke them open; sent 10 best of each denomination to PCGS
50c are ordinary; don't think any will better MS66
5c often weakly struck; on many coins could see marks on the planchet that hadn't filled in during the strike. Still some were good
obverse of 20c were generally beautiful; reverses very bagmarked as if they had the obverse and reverse dies around the other way from normal

[serial]

Yes trout, the sets are quite ordinary
Went to Downies; looked through 150 or so sets
Selected best 26
Broke them open; sent 10 best of each denomination to PCGS
50c are ordinary; don't think any will better MS66
5c often weakly struck; on many coins could see marks on the planchet that hadn't filled in during the strike. Still some were good
obverse of 20c were generally beautiful; reverses very bagmarked as if they had the obverse and reverse dies around the other way from normal

Thank you for posting the best qualified post on this subject.

[kchan1111]

Yes trout, the sets are quite ordinary
Went to Downies; looked through 150 or so sets
Selected best 26
Broke them open; sent 10 best of each denomination to PCGS
50c are ordinary; don't think any will better MS66
5c often weakly struck; on many coins could see marks on the planchet that hadn't filled in during the strike. Still some were good
obverse of 20c were generally beautiful; reverses very bagmarked as if they had the obverse and reverse dies around the other way from normal

Woow that's dedication! :good:

[trout]

Thanks Emu, I knew it wasn't just me being "Picky"
Hopefully the Baby sets will be better, Have you had time to look at any of these yet ??

[runway]

Yes trout, the sets are quite ordinary
Went to Downies; looked through 150 or so sets
Selected best 26
Broke them open; sent 10 best of each denomination to PCGS
50c are ordinary; don't think any will better MS66
5c often weakly struck; on many coins could see marks on the planchet that hadn't filled in during the strike. Still some were good
obverse of 20c were generally beautiful; reverses very bagmarked as if they had the obverse and reverse dies around the other way from normal

Thank you for posting the best qualified post on this subject.

Why is that serial ?

[trout]

Why is that serial ?

It's because feathers does this sort of thing in a professional capacity as is bloody good at what he does :ok:
If he is of the opinion that the sets are pretty ordinary then you can take that as "Gospel"

[Unicorn]

It was great for Feathers to provide his input as I doubt any of us will ever get to peruse that number of sets, nor have his level of expertise in grading (well me at least).

btw: Nice to see you posting again Feathers!!

[purplepennyhunter]

The cleaning crew have been through this thread. Thanks for the laugh. Moving right along....

[trout]

Here are the 2016 Baby set coins.
They are a lot better than the standard Mint set, Not perfect but about the same as a normal set should look like :ok:

[Goldseeker]

What!   No special $1 In the baby set, Pah!

[runway]

What!   No special $1 In the baby set, Pah!

2016 baby sets are only way to obtain normal obverse circulating type coins.
Quality of these is exactly the same as the 2016 Changeover mint and proof sets ... cream of the crop exceptional quality
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