Unopened 1956 USA Mint Set. What To Do, What To Do?

For those who have asked, seller says it's a Proof set. Original crisp packaging from the US Mint, whcih makes it a Proof set sold by the Mint &.

This was not an ebay purchase.

A 1956 proof set is worth in the area of 50-70 bucks. Me, I would open it. The problem is the coins can get hazing from the cellophane they were packaged in. You could have absolute gems, or you could have badly hazed heartbreakers. Only way to know is open and look.

I bought a mix of 3 to 4 dozen proof and mint sets in 1979. I freed the three '56 proof sets from their sealed manila tombs in 2020. My logic in doing so? Yes, it certainly would be fun to exchange them for a premium, but only if I can delude myself for the rest of my life by believing I got the best of the buyer. (Of course, delusion would be my only avenue post-sale. If I somehow learned that my buyer took home the keys to a far greater premium, my playground would become a sinkhole. The greater probability is that I'd never learn anything post-sale. The buyer might even leave them sealed.) To me, that kind of brinksmanship does not appeal, so I treated myself to the certain fun of unsealing the tombs.

I didn't notice anything extraordinary in the contents, so they're back in their envelopes waiting for me to begin a project whereby I educate myself as to what subtle events I should be looking for. For now, I'll delude myself by dreaming the upcoming project will be fun.

Kevin

Sorry everyone, but I couldn't help myself. I opened the manila tomb from Philadelphia, looked at what was inside (awesome gorgeous, perfect fields, but nothing out of the ordinary), and separated the Franklin and Washington for grade and slab.

That is interesting.

Darn! @Pacificoin. I didn't expect to come out better informed than when I went in. Much gratitude.

Now I begin to wonder what old Albert had in mind. Frankly,I doubt he was referring to the manila envelope (the predecessor of the later to come cardboard box). Might he have been suggesting only that his customer leave the polymer envelope (predecessor to the plastic case) intact?

Kevin