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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I picked this up today... not sure why, but to me it looked good. The strange part is, I don't think this set will make it through the night, without me cutting it up and putting it into 2X2's. There was no envelope with it. For some reason I break open sets ... I wonder what the ratio is, between collectors that break open sets ... and those that leave them in the OGP.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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For the past 12 years or so I have tryed to get two silver proof two uncirlated and two proof sets . one to break up for my albums and one to keep OGP .So I guess I do both
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Valued Member
United States
218 Posts |
And by the way that's a great looking proof set I'm still waiting on mine
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I buy sets for the coins inside them. I always open them up  That applies to slobbed coins as well  Edited by trout1105
06/24/2013 9:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some pretty nice looking coins!
I never got my hands onto a mint set.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
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 United States
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I don't think this set will make it through the night, without me cutting it up and putting it into 2X2's. It is morning. Did you do the right thing and free those beauties?  I broke apart all of my proof sets in the 1990's so that I could fill the proof holes in my Dansco albums. Never regretted it. I do have some intact sets, for sentimental reasons. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I find the splitting apart odd because
it separates the coins from each other
an intact set is rarer than the individual coins
an intact set should be more valuable than the sum of the individual coins
it's nice to appreciate at a glance which coins were issued for a year
I tried in my youth to re-assemble Maundy sets from individual coins but found it was very difficult; even though it was possible sometimes to get the individual dates, I couldn't find ones of equal grade.
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United States
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an intact set should be more valuable than the sum of the individual coins It really depends on how rare the intact set is and how much demand there is for it. The general rule is that the coins are worth more individually than as a set. This is because series collectors have no use for the other coins in the set. They will pay more for that one coin they need, saving them the hassle of selling the other unwanted coins. I collect all of the denominations as a series, so it was cheaper for me to buy the sets (that I did not already have) than it would have been to buy the coins individually. |
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United States
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GR58: Keep in mind I'm looking at the picture and that will deceive me if the light was all focused on the half dollar when you shot this. What I see is that half dollar has significantly more eye appeal than the other coins. Another thing to thing about is that from 1955 and forward the cents and half dollars as proofs tend to be more expensive than the nickels, dimes, and quarters when you have to buy proof singles for series sets. Then with the cents you have the problem of avoiding the spots which are better left to Dalmatians. Before I go any further if it doesn't have the original envelope then what you have is cut up set.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is morning. Did you do the right thing and free those beauties Jbuck ... yep .. all of them are free. I checked my 2X2 boxes and saw I did not have any dime, quarter and half 1955 proofs. So then I knew I would have to break them out. I have been trying to figure out a new way/direction to collect coins. Not just filling holes in albums. I want more flexibility and for it to be more fun. Having these coins separate, I think will fit into my new plan. |
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United States
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Jbuck ... yep .. all of them are free. Freedom!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The general rule is that the coins are worth more individually than as a set. jbuck I'm amazed that you quote this as a general rule. I was taught that an original set is always worth more than the sum of the coins; in the 1970s, an original Maundy set was worth 30%-40% more than the individual 1d, 2d. 3d, 4d combination. If you're right then it makes commercial sense for dealers to buy sets and split them up and there does seem to be a lot of sellers on ebay offering individual proof coins. |
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United States
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I should have said that it is a general rule in the United States. I failed to recognize that things might be different elsewhere.  There are of course exceptions. My 2009 Lincoln Coin and Chronicles set is worth more than the five coins are individually. What helps it is that the five coins were available from the mint without buying this set; the set itself had limited production (a small percentage of the total mintage). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am half and half. I break some sets up and leave some together. Which way I go is really a toss of a coin (no pun intended).
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Posted 06/24/2013 8:53 pm
