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This one is from 1972. I thought it would have been air tight, but I guess it wasn't water tight. Once a proof set is not beautiful, I don't see the point of it. The value of a '72 proof set is so low, it doesn't much matter. I hate to put it back in storage looking like this. Do I hate to break it open and just put these in with scrap sleeves? I like the effect where it looks like I'm holding the Kennedy.  |
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Rest in Peace
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You maybe able to,preserve these if water wasn't a salt water source I would think. Those don't look horribly damaged, but youre right, 72 proof are fairly cheap, it may be more cost effective to replace it then unload the cracked case set as raw coins, see them online auctions frequently like that.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Or, you could just spend them and save a lot of time.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would just buy a replacement and spend these.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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Think how thrilled someone will be when they find one of these coins in their change!
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Valued Member
 United States
54 Posts |
The suggestion to crack it open and spend these is funny. But it is probably the most practical call, too.
If you buy one of these for $8, the vast majority of your expense is plastic case and postage.
I may chortle and spend them! But not in a vending machine. I at least want to hand them to someone!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by jasper62
02/12/2017 9:27 pm
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I thought it would have been air tight, but I guess it wasn't water tight. US Mint proof sets are neither air nor water tight. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Lets see what it goes for If my brain is working, it went for $6.50 with free shipping. It is hard to justify even talking about the coins for this price, let alone spending any time or effort on them! |
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A loss like this obviously means more/less to some than others. The amount spent on this item may not mean much to some, but it could very well be everything another member can spend in a month or even a year.
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United States
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Proof sets are not water OR air tight. I tried a test on an ANACS slab that proved that it was not water tight and most certainly not air tight. Neither are PCGS and NGC slabs, and that is why coins change appearance in the slab sometimes. Remember, these are sonically sealed, not vacuum sealed.
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Pillar of the Community
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The newer lenses for proof set coins are air and water tight if they are fully closed but they are not sealed in any way, just a compression fit (like the capsules for ASEs, gold coins, and silver dollars). Older sets, like the one here, were glued because they were not compression fits and the glue is not a complete ring so they are not air or water tight. The early ANACS slabs were the same, partially glued, I do not have experience with current ANACS slabs. If the coins in this set are not already damaged you can rinse them in distilled or deionized water and blow dry them and put them in airtight capsules, but I agree with others that getting a replacement set is probably the best (and easiest) course of action.
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