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Valued Member
United States
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And have the half dollar/quarter sent in for grading? Or are they better left in the sealed packaging.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
I would leave the set alone. I wouldn't slab anything under $100. Just my opinion.
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Canada
9154 Posts |
I have opened all kinds of Proof Sets , but have not sent anything in for grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you ever open proof sets? How else would you get the coins out of those stupid ugly plastic lenses ?  Edited by denco7
06/24/2014 8:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
649 Posts |
I've opened a run from 1957 - 1998, but never send them in. They live in my Danscos.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Proof sets are generally worth more as unopened set than the sum of the individual coins in them.
I have a few proof singles, but that is the way I bought them.
For example, the 1937 gold proof Five Pounds and Two Pounds of George V1. I now house these in screw capsules, in individual proof cases, originally intended for other proof single coins.
I acquired these because there were very few gold coins produced in the period 1933 through until about 1960.
There were only six gold coin types produced of George V1:
The British gold set of the 1937 Coronation of George V1, and the
1952 South African gold Half and One pound.
These coins are more often found as singles than in sets.
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Valued Member
United States
416 Posts |
If you're mainly just interested in the halves or the quarters I say bust them out and use the other coins to help get more halves and quarters. If you are wanting to keep the entire set though they should stay together.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1037 Posts |
The only proofs I open are the Eisenhower silver dollars. The OGP is more harmful to these coins than an airtite capsule.
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Valued Member
United States
446 Posts |
I never have opened a proof set. The thought never crossed my mind.
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I really dislike seeing people say to open the Proof sets. Some of the older proof sets have really low mintages. Every time a proof set is opened, the remaining unopened sets get more and more valuable(in theory at least). Law of supply and demand.
Some of the people saying to open them may have unopened sets. The 'advice' would then have a vested interest associated to it. Food for thought.
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United States
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Some of the people saying to open them may have unopened sets. The 'advice' would then have a vested interest associated to it. Food for thought. First of all , every set since 1957 (ex '58 '12) have mintages well .... well in excess of a million, hardly rare and wonderous. All can be had for under $20 , most for under ten. In most cases, the coins separately sold, are with much much more than the set sealed in ugly plastic. Secondly , not exactly endearing, as a new member, to insinuate that the advise given in this forum, is tainted. And our function here is to elevate the worth of our own collections by giving out bad advise to other members. |
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Denc7 you are mistaken. There are a lot of Proof sets well below a million. I've put a list below that came from the 2015 RedBook. And to assume I'm new to Numismatics because I'm a new member is incorrect. I give advice when I feel its appropriate to help. Year Mintage (US Proofs) 1936-1956 well below 1 million (10 are below 100k) 1958-875,652 1983 S Prestige 140,361 1984 S Prestige 316,680 1986 S Prestige 599,317 1988 S Prestige 231,661 1996 S 55,000 1997 S Prestige 80,000 Shall I go on...? As an adviser, people should ask questions about the Proof sets that the person has. I didn't see anyone do that. How do you know that the proof set he or she has isn't lower mintage? Did you assume? |
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United States
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Quote:Denc7 you are mistaken. There are a lot of Proof sets well below a million. I've put a list below that came from the 2015 RedBook. Yes and all the Prestige sets and all the premier sets and all the Legacy sets and all the LE silver sets. He was talking about proof sets, not special edition sets. I hardly think he is considering taking a hammer to a leather binder or a satin lined felt case. Everything you listed are a special edition sets that go anywhere from $30 to $600. Or pre 1956, which I wasn't talking about, which go for $60 to $1000's It is hardly a leap, for myself and everyone else, to assume that he is not talking about opening a special edition set or a 1939 set that he paid $100's or $1000's of dollars for to get the quarters out. But in deference to your need for exact details, @Aseegz, you are not talking about taking scissors to the 1939 proof set you paid $1000 for or a hammer to the 2008 American Legacy set you paid $150 for or shears to the 1996 Prestige set you paid $270 for are you ? Quote:
And to assume I'm new to Numismatics because I'm a new member is incorrect. I give advice when I feel its appropriate to help. No one said you were new to numismatic's ( I have only been a member here for 2yrs,yet have been collecting for almost 50yrs) my suggestion was that perhaps casting aspersions on the truthfulness of advise given by other members of a forum you have belonged to for less than a month, might not be the best way to endear yourself to your new "forum mates". But my bad, by all means, proceed.  FYI, I have opened many...many...many a proof set to get the coins inside for my albums. Including Premier sets to get the silver Kennedys and Prestige sets to get the Commemorative coins. While some day in the future, they may be worth large dollars, for now, they are a dime a dozen. Edited by denco7
06/25/2014 12:10 pm
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Denco7, I read your signature as part of your message which is why I talked about numismatics.
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people ....."
But the special editions are still proofs. A nube might not know what you know. The point I was making was that people should ask questions to see what someone owns. Otherwise, the advice being given can be misconstrued. Case in point.
Im not trying to ruffle feathers by giving advice, but I have thick skin and sometimes assume those around me do too. If it offends you, it was not my intent. But I guess I shouldnt assume.
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 United States
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My procedure: open set, remove coins, insert in albums.  I have never sent a coin in for grading. I doubt I ever will. |
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United States
1300 Posts |
From 1955-2014 I have opened them all except the 2012 kennedy lens I bought those coins seperate and I have the dansco's to prove it..thats how I collect in nice safe albums where I can enjoy them whenever I want in a ever so convienant well made book! There are no rules and there is not a right way or a wrong way collect how you want and when you want!! Thats the beauty and the thing that makes all collectors who they are..some may not like something while others may like something but in the end..its all about you!! Short of attempting to melt them at home or cleaning them with a grinder... Well you get the point good luch!  Edited by rupester
06/25/2014 1:14 pm
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