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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Dealer has 9 unopened proof sets as a package deal. Years are 1955, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, & 1964.
Price is $425.
Thing is, I would not open them either....so...looking for anything special would be out of the question.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
Sounds like a pretty decent deal to me. I would break them open for sure though!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
899 Posts |
Heck if you aren't openning them... how would you know they are actually the coins in the set. I have packaging for those years... just saying
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
Thats a good deal provided the coins are not jacked up. Thats the problem with buying sealed sets. I might possibly buy them like that, but I would surely be opening them up right then and there.
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Moderator
 United States
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Thing is, I would not open them either... What is the fun in that?  |
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Not a chance I could fail to touch them. They'd be all "Raven" to my Poe.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
927 Posts |
Our coin club recently purchased a few sealed proof sets in late 50's/early 60's to give out as prizes. I would expect that the winners of these sets would open them. They have been sealed for 50 years. It is time to open them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1795 Posts |
I would open them for sure weather or not I would bust em open would be another story.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
Yes, that's it, buy them and open them immediately! In fact I encourage everyone to buy as many proof sets as they can and open them all! Eventually I'll have the only unopened proof sets left and I'll be rich! Rich I tell ya! Hahahahah!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would open them for sure if I was spending that kind of cash id want to stare and drool once a week
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Pillar of the Community
United States
899 Posts |
NJ Bob... I was serious - I have the original mint packaging - unsealed envelopes from the early 50's to about 64. I bought a package in a lot on ebay in about 2001 - and could repack anything in them and sell them on ebay as unopened sets. The unopened hype is over rated. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3540 Posts |
Doug58s - very interesting.
I am thinking the "unopened" proof sets is a step or two behind "unsearched _______" (fill in the blank with bags of coins or original bank rolls.
Going to pass on this one.
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Valued Member
United States
289 Posts |
This sounds like a great set to me. Our local dealers seem to really rack up pricing on "unopened" sets here, except for one. I've only bought them locally as I really don't know what to "trust" on ebay anymore. Here I bought '58 to '64 Unopened for $265. I know that's more than what I've seen on ebay, but I also KNOW who they came from and what this man has been selling to my local coin store as I've seen him bring in boxes from time to time. They are all still unopened by the way here at the house. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is an old dilemma that really doesn't have a right or wrong answer IMHO. If you're into coin investing, you have to look at purchases and preservation as a business. If you're a collector and you want to enjoy the thrill of owning and looking at your coins, you break the seal. The problem becomes when you mix coin investing and coin collecting...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't really see a point in paying more for something that is unopened. How can you enjoy the look of the coins if you can't see them?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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If you are getting them to collect the coins then get into them and bring out their beauty. IF you want them to save some money the maybe leave them as they are. Personally I would be cracking them open!
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Posted 05/03/2013 5:37 pm
