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New Member
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Started getting proof sets in 1962 when I was a kid with a paper route. My grandparents gave me proof sets for Christmas starting in 1968 and I pick them up on my own now that they are gone.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have prrof sets back to 1955 ,, from there on back they get fairly expensive .  I have most of the proof sets from 60s up missing a lot in the later 90s though Quote:
Oh and while I'm on it, is 1999 offered in silver? They have been offered I think since 1992! The 1999 is pretty expensive right now around the 275 300 range |
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They have been offered I think since 1992! Correct!  Quote:
The 1999 is pretty expensive right now around the 275 300 range It is because of the SHQ. Besides being the first year, I believe they did not sell the "Silver Quarter Only" set that year, so the only way to get the silver quarters was to get the whole set. |
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 United States
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I'm thinking about getting the bicentenial set also. Then I'd like to go backwards from the 1964 set I bought, at least as far as I can afford. I'm planning on going to the coin shop tomorrow, maybe getting the bicentenial set. Then at work, a lady I work with said she was going to give me a Flying Eagle cent. I don't have any of these; the oldest coin I have is an 1883 V nickel, so I'm excited to get a new "oldest coin." I don't know which year or what condition, but I'm very grateful and excited either way. Thanks for all of the replies, everyone. |
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Then at work, a lady I work with said she was going to give me a Flying Eagle Cent  ........  ........ That's a very nice lady that you work with ! ...  I'll be expecting nice pictures when ya get it !.....  .....obverse and reverse  Edited by eaglefoot
09/10/2008 10:43 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Well, a little bad news. I think the nice lady who was giving me the Flying Eagle cent forgot. She was leaving work as I was coming in, and she didn't mention it. But that's okay, if she wants me to have it, she'll give it to me eventually, who knows, it could be tomorrow. A little more bad news. As much as I'd love to show off my new penny, when I get it, I don't have a digital camera.  But, to finish on a good note, I found a 1952 S Jefferson and a 1965 Canadian nickel in five rolls, and a 1960 D, a 1946 S, and a 1940 in the cash register. Also a 1958 D wheatie. Some people who work in the morning, before I get there, go through the change and put aside anything old or interesting for me to get later. I have some very nice co-workers.  Oh yeah, I also bought the bicentennial and the 1963 proof sets today. Now I own four proof sets. This was a big coin day for me.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I have all the proof sets since the early 1960's.
Just received notification that my 2008 proof sets are shipped.
I had two 1999 silver proof sets, but gave one to one of our grandsons since he was born in 1999.
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United States
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So far I have 1963 and 1964 proofs. I'm going to try to go backwards from there as far back as I can afford. Then I'll slowly get the newer sets a little at a time.
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GaryBurke said ......I have all the proof sets since the early 1960's Have you ever "cracked" any to put in an album ?....... |
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United States
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Eaglefoot,
How does cracking them affect their value?
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Eaglefoot,
How does cracking them affect their value? Well.....many people immediately "crack" their Silver Proof or regular Proof Sets to put into an album.....Dansco for example. And then, individually, or in this album, it can have much more value. Depends on the buyer too, obviously. You can have "buyers" who only want "unopened sets" because that's what they want to collect. People will buy "Slabbed" coins too and "crack" them, and then put those into a Dansco album (or other brand). The "Set" will be worth one price.....but, often times, each individual coin, "parted out", can bring more than the "set" is worth. Edited by eaglefoot
09/11/2008 12:50 pm
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United States
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There is no hard and fast rule. Supply and demand for the sets and for the individual coin affects it.
If an individual coin is more valuable to a set builder, they will pay more for it than what it contributes to the value of the whole set. Why? Because if they buy the whole set, they are stuck trying to sell the unwanted coins to make up the difference.
Price is always going to be whatever a person is willing to pay another person, and what the other person is willing to accept, for every transaction.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As my Dad always says....... "Something's only worth what you can find somebody to pay you for it."No different with stamps, paper currency, baseball/football cards, antiques, etc. etc. etc. It's fun to run out and buy a neat little "price guide book" and then demand you be paid what the price says in the book......but reality and opportunity will be something else entirely when it comes time to sell anything. |
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Any price guide is always, at best, a starting point for negotiations!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
.......Well said ! |
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