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Pillar of the Community
United States
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V3XY, the general answer is no. Even if you do want modern slabbed coins, it's almost always better to let the large dealers who get quantity discounts pay for the slabbing and then you pay them.
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Valued Member
United States
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So I disagree with everyone else... Some coins might be worth fading depending on year and condition. But like everyone else, I would like to know your years and coins you want graded... It would have to be a really GREAT coin... I collect all my coins as PCGS, so to me a very high grade coin is worth it...
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Moderator
 United States
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Generally speaking, I think it needs to be at least a $100 value coin to consider grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
V3XY.....
What exactly are the Mint Sets you have ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
927 Posts |
I say keep them whole. They look much nicer that way. At least you know they are from a mint set. Although with prices so low for most sets from the 70's, 80's, and 90's it probably wouldn't matter for these sets if you broke them up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
Need to know what years and certainly need pics.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Split them for albums? Yes.
Split them for grading? No.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I only split up mint and proof sets to put in my albums in my collection if the coins are needed for that set. otherwise, I don't usually buy mint sets except each year from the mint to put the coins in my on going collections.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
With just carl and jbuck but personally I keep mine as is. I like the sets as they came from the mint in the OGP. I suggest doing whatever makes you happy.  Edited by Neo13x
03/22/2016 2:00 pm
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I suggest doing whatever makes you happy. Best advice in thread.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think that's the best advice also. Enjoy your coins for what they are and don't worry about what others think of them. Especially, don't worry about your coins being worthy enough to be graded a particular way by a 3rd party grading service. The 3rd party grading services have their use, but you can easily spend more money on slabs than coins if you're not focused on the coins themselves.
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
717 Posts |
V3XY, I know you just stated you will leave them whole, and I think that is a good idea for now. You can always cut them open later, you can't make it a set again once you have freed them! I am curious what years the sets are, as some really have no value as a set, and cutting out a coin that is exceptional, or you need to fill a hole, would be perfectly acceptable in my mind. Best to keep it together until you can make that determination yourself, or with the help of many folks in this community.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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V3XY, you never said what mint sets you have. You're from the UK, so we're curious whether they're US or British.
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Valued Member
United States
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I just discovered the Eagle Coins proof set albums, thanks to a tip on this forum. Very nice, and let's me see my sets without messing with packaging.
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