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Surf-city-NC Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 6:49 pm I bought about a dozen proof sets a while back. I still haven't had a chance to go through them for varieties, but I realized that many of the individual coins are valued more highly than the set as a whole. Is it ever a good idea to break open the set and remove a coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74707 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 6:57 pm That depends on wheither you found error coins or Doubled Dies or varieties. I say yes if it's worth more individualy. Make sure they get in proper protection. Also make sure they don't get fingerprints as that will lower the grade and value. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 6:58 pm Unless you go back to the early 50's there will be more proof sets than most collectors will ever need. Depending on what price guide you are using the small difference in value between the sets and individual coins isn't made up for because of the hassle of selling coins for a few bucks, or less, each. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 7:12 pm Quote: Is it ever a good idea to break open the set and remove a coin? It depends on why you want to break it open. I agree with moxking that unless they are older sets, it's not worth it try and turn a very small profit on individual coins. If they are older sets, it would be best to keep them intact unless you found an error or variety that you want to submit for grading. I've cracked several sets because I wanted the 50 States quarters and nickels for albums. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 8:10 pm One of my favorite things to do! Usually to fill albums tho or a variety submission Report this Post to the Staff
gunplay197 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 11/21/2017 8:27 pm Thats a good way to fill up your Dansco's. Most of the clad modern proof sets aren't worth anything really anyways. Report this Post to the Staff
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