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yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 2:52 pm Poll Question i have a 1970 mint set on layaway it happens to have the small date LMC and of course the 70D JFK I am paying $70 for the set but my dilemma is do I cut it up Poll Choices yes cut it up no save it as it is Report this Post to the Staff

Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 3:06 pm I say bust it up and drive up the value of the remaining mint sets! It all depends on why you bought it to begin with. Did you buy it to have a small date mint set? Or did you buy it to fill some holes? I originally bought one to fill the 70-S Small Date and 70-D Kennedy slots in my album, but once I got it I was reluctant to bust it up. So I bought another one and busted it up! I guess I wanted both. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 3:26 pm well I busted my first set up w/out the small date for the 1/2 but I stuck that in my type set so I still need anoher half for my book and I want a small date in MS grade but I may have a hard time cutting this one up the nice thing about using a 3 ring binder is I really dont have holes to fill in my LMC set Report this Post to the Staff
collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 3:27 pm That's what I do too!(Buy 2 sets)Soory yotie.You must have been posting at the same time I was.This post was meant in answer to scooby. Edited by collectall 02/26/2011 3:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 4:34 pm well if I could afford 2 sets that would be an option Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 11:05 pm are you collecting mint sets, or the halves and cents? act accordingly. Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 12:04 am I wouldn't be able to get the scissors in my hands fast enough ! ... Of course, my preference would be purchase TWO.....to keep one intact and cut the other one open.... Report this Post to the Staff
soccerdad Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 07:33 am I have a similar dilemma. I have just purchased a slabbed 1914D LWC. Do I break the slab for my album? In my case I use 2x2 coin flips. To fill my spot in my album I use a photo copy of my coin and put this in the 2X2. Then I safely put away my slabbed coins in a secure spot. This is a better solution than breaking open a slab. I feel in the long run you should not break open a mint set. If you need the coin for an album then I would buy a second one. Report this Post to the Staff
KenRingold Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 12:52 pm Quote: I feel in the long run you should not break open a mint set. If you need the coin for an album then I would buy a second one. A less expensive one for the album, perhaps. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 3:12 pm Quote: are you collecting mint sets, or the halves and cents? act accordingly. Quote: I have a similar dilemma. I have just purchased a slabbed 1914D LWC. Do I break the slab for my album? Again, are you a plastic collector or a coin collector? I have purchased slabbed coins, proof sets, uncirculated sets but I am a coin colletor and my coins go into Albums. Those slabs just don't fit in my Album so I break out the coins and throw away the plastic. If you collect plastic, that's one thing. If you collect coins, that is something else. If you are planning on selling your coins in the future, keep the slabbed stuff as is. If you are a coin colletor and collect for yourself, for now, for FUN, break open all those silly pieces of plastic and discard that stuff. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 7:58 pm thanks for your sage advise Carl I have busted evey proof set and mint set I have gotten except my 2009 its my grand daughters birth year and I bought it w/ her in mind the 1970 is for me and my desire for a small date LMC and an extra 70D JFK Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 02/28/2011 5:18 pm If the goal is to fill two holes in an album, then cut away. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
w1a9c8k5 Pillar of the Community United States 1348 Posts	Posted 02/28/2011 5:20 pm Don;t bust it is my opinion Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/28/2011 8:02 pm well for the next 2 months I am working out of town I am going to check the local shops and see if I can get a deal on a small date then I just might save the set for the grand child Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/28/2011 9:35 pm Quote: except my 2009 its my grand daughters birth year Great idea. I suggest you look for an Uncirculated set of the 2009 ones for her also. Oddly enough someday she may always think of you when she sees those. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 03/04/2011 10:44 pm well looks like the the good folks here think I need to add this to her 2oo9 set now I will need to be on the look out for a nice single 70S small date Report this Post to the Staff
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