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Pillar of the Community
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So one of my pawn shop guys took in a ton of US proof sets and called me. I didn't count them all but they go back to 1965. These are the ones in the bendable bag holders in the envelopes with the date on them. He also had State Quarter proof sets. Most of them are from the eighties but I did notice that 65 set. He's asking $10 for each set but If I made him an offer for all of them, I could probably get them for $5-$7 each. What are these things worth and is there a market for them? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Check ebay sold for common prices. Many dealers pay 10-20% over face value for common non-silver mint sets. |
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Yea, I sent you a short PM, been buying and selling lately, can give ya info but can't post the site I'd reference, seems to be a no-no.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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moxking has described the current market correctly.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To be honest, I really don't see the upside trying to flog these for a couple of bucks in profit, if that. These are commodities with a poor track record.
Edited by Coinfrog
04/21/2018 6:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Could you make money, with enough time and effort probably. That said there;s a reason why these things get sold in huge bulk numbers and passed off as fast as possible.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah that's what I figured. Thanks for saving me a headache. I couldn't get over how many he had. It was like a moving box full of them.
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Rest in Peace
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Mike, that also shows ya they've been "searched" meaning thay hold no good "gotta go to TPG" coins, less tha 66 in other words. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:that also shows ya they've been "searched" meaning thay hold no good "gotta go to TPG" coins, less tha 66 in other words. I don't see how it would be economically feasible to send any in for grading even if they were ms-70. Edited by MikeF
04/21/2018 11:45 pm
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 United States
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It might have been fun to look through them, but as advised above it would probably not pay for your time.
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 with the market opinions stated above ... unless you are retired and want to re-sell at much effort with no profit margin stay away. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yup...ditto here on the "Run, Forest Run" comments. Quantity does not result in quality.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't understand. MikeF's initial post is about proof sets, but everyone else is talking about mint sets.
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Bret, it holds the same for any contemporary Mint/Proof product 1968-1998. These can be purchased everywhere for around $200 and less as a bulk offer. Only good if your looking to mass upgrade a collection, not worth the effort to attempt an individual coin flip...believe me, ain't worth it!
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04/23/2018 4:02 pm
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Quote:
I don't understand. MikeF's initial post is about proof sets, but everyone else is talking about mint sets. Only one person mentioned mints sets before, but it was probably in error (as indicated by my need to use CTRL-F to find it). Regardless, Crazy is right, the analysis is accurate for both types of set. |
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