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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
Poll Question
I bought 2 half mint sets (Denvers only), with the thought of breaking them to fill holes in the Franklin and Washington albums. But I feel like breaking up a family that's been together for 50+ years.
Do you/would you break up mint sets for a nice album coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
824 Posts |
I've broken apart every mint and proof set since 1964 to put in my albums. I'm not going to stop now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1913 Posts |
As expensive as the mint sets are versus face, they still represent a better value versus buying the coins individually on the secondary market or buying rolls. Plus, the quality of the coins is usually better than what you'd get on the secondary market or out of circulation. I cut one set up and keep one intact.
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
Twice I bought 1970 mint sets to get the '70-D half dollar. I still have them intact. I bought the 70-D as a single coin. Just couldn't cut up the mint sets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3468 Posts |
I want to, but I just can't find the courage. I have Mint Set, Proof Set, Brown and Blue Ikes and an album to put them in. For whatever reason I just can't bring myself to break open a single set or coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17906 Posts |
I would never break up one of my own mint sets, but I've bought several coins from a dealer who broke them out of mint sets. As lots of recent GB coins have only been issued in mint sets, the only way to get a complete date run in an album is to break up sets. I did once buy a set deliberately to break it up. In 1994 I was waiting in the line at my local post office (which had a philatelic / numismatic counter in those days) and I spotted a 1992 'Baby' or 'Wedding' pack with a BU set of coins in the bargain bin. The packaging was badly creased and damaged (the coins were perfect) and the price was about 50p above face value. The Britannia 50p and the bronze 1p and 2p coins in the set were never issued for circulation, and the Commemorative EEC 50p from the set is now selling regularly for over £60 on ebay! (And I still have a complete unbroken 1992 BU set) Edited by NumisRob
07/10/2017 5:52 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
I've only broken up one mint set by cutting out the nickels and leaving the rest intact (1972). I have bought many nickels that were already cut out of the mint sets by someone else, though. I cracked quite a few proof sets. With some, I wanted one or two coins out of it and others (like Statehood Quarters) I'm simply moving all of them from separate cases to one album. I'll also be cracking a couple more sets so I can submit individual coins for grading soon. So, Yes.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
07/10/2017 7:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5828 Posts |
I have never broken apart a mint set, but I've broken apart a proof set. I did it mostly because the packaging was broken already. I put the cent in my album and the rest of the coins in 2x2s. I think it was a 1978 proof set?
Edited by ChildOfTheWheat
07/10/2017 7:15 pm
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Valued Member
United States
139 Posts |
I usually buy a few sets, cut up one for albums and keep two in OGP.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Of corse .... why not ...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
mint sets quite a few times, just did my first proof sets within the last month.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
My vote goes to 'no.' I only have three mint sets (all Canadian), and I have no reason to break them up; I prefer to either find the coins I need for my date sets in circulation or buy them all separately.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Yes I buy one to keep and one to break apart. And....I spend the proof coins I do not need. |
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Valued Member
United States
422 Posts |
I've broken up sets to fill holes but, only if I have another set to keep together. I've broken sets for only one coin and leave the rest in the OGP and put them in a separate box for broken sets.
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Moderator
 United States
187950 Posts |
I am mostly known for breaking proof sets to fill my albums and I typically want to get business strikes from circulation, but I have ripped apart a few mint sets in my days.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've broken apart every mint and proof set since 1964 to put in my albums. I'm not going to stop now. Me tooooo |
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Posted 07/10/2017 5:29 pm
