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j5x429 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 12:31 pm Can someone please explain how, for example, a 1984-S proof set is valued at only about $6 but.... ...if I take them out of the plastic holder and grade them indivudally at a modest 66 they are worth collectively about $40. I am being conservative when I say 66 because, really, they appear a minimum of 69, deep cameo, but I'm not an expert. If they were 69s then we're talking about $100. Seventies would be close to a hundred each. I paid about $9 avg for 1984-93 but even at that it really seems like a bargain if they are released from the holder. I don't plan on it but, really, who wouldn't? Or should I? Report this Post to the Staff

Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4369 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 1:26 pm Grading five coins is not going to cost you $34 at PCGS or NGC. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Bedrock of the Community United States 13457 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 2:07 pm to the CCF The cost of grading would quickly exceed the value of the coins at anything PR69 or lower. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Too many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 17172 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 2:27 pm Agree with all above... Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 57198 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 4:00 pm I agree with the above comments. Not worth grading. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 5209 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 4:01 pm Sounds like a bad financial quest. Report this Post to the Staff
captainkurt Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 4:53 pm 'Worth' and what people would actually pay are very different. Modern proofs would have to grade 70 to be 'worth' anything but grading expenses would probably still be higher than what it would sell for after the added selling expenses on top of grading expenses. Looks like 80's top pop PR70 DCAM nickels are selling (not asking) for an average of $50. Not much of a margin even if you could perfectly cherry pick your sets for those elusive 'perfect' coins and always get 'top' sales prices. If it were easy, everyone would do it! Edited by captainkurt 03/22/2025 5:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SaturnD51 Valued Member United States 400 Posts	Posted 03/22/2025 10:10 pm I've done that and thought about getting pr70 only to be shot down to a pr69 and some pr68. You have to get 70s but only the ones if the value on them is high. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 160690 Posts	Posted 03/23/2025 12:58 pm Coins always cost or are worth more individually than in a set. Just like car parts. You pay more to get the one thing you want or need. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19616 Posts	Posted 03/23/2025 3:58 pm The grading costs would most likely well exceed the value of the coins in the end. Almost all proof and mint sets from 1990 and earlier have already been searched. The chances of finding and getting a coin slabbed in the highest grades is very, very low. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
rlu7732 Valued Member United States 171 Posts	Posted 03/23/2025 8:11 pm I would argue it's still possible. I picked up these two recently within the last few months from unopened sets. What these would grade, I am unsure. But I know it's tough to find DCAM's from these years. Report this Post to the Staff
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