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Should I Open These?

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if I opened these and separated them from their original packaging, would that make these more or less desirable and/or worth more/less?
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 Posted 06/21/2011  12:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Meldude to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't think you should open them.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  02:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add schnauzer to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would leave them as they are.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  03:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biggfredd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Leave them alone, the rust is holding the car together packaging is most of the value.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  04:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add AlmostCollectible to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not sure, but it looks like private packaging though. The packaging does give interesting info, some people may like that. I don't know if that adds value or not.
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It sets the coin aside from any other one like it not in the packaging. You know how those old men get at auctions. They think this is like finding a needle in the hay stack
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 Posted 06/21/2011  08:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add schockergd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't think it'll make a difference either way.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  11:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Old saying is to leave well enough alone.
You have nothing to gain by opening them so don't.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  12:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That looks like Littleton's Showpak packaging
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 Posted 06/21/2011  2:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinDan98 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i would like the packaging, but thats just me.
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 Posted 06/21/2011  2:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SDcoinguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ok. thanks for the input guys. they are staying in the packaging
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I think those are just littelton packaging so I don't think it would add any value to the coins at all. I have some ASE's that have packaging around them just like that (with different inserts) and that is why I think the packaging came from the littleton coin company and it will probably say that somewhere on the insert. This packaging adds absolutely no value to the coin so if you would like to take them out, I say by all means do it because those packages are bulky and take allot of unneeded space when storing the coins. I took all the ASE's I had (I think about 15 of them) out of their littletonm holders also
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 Posted 06/21/2011  3:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SDcoinguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
yes. they do say littleton coin.com thanks
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 Posted 06/21/2011  6:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add smokeriderdon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
As was mentioned, there is a bit of neat info there. Leaving them in is what I would do as well.
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 Posted 06/22/2011  3:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nod2003 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It may not add value, but I kind of like the packaging there.
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 Posted 06/22/2011  4:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add studio to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The only way I'd pop them out is if one of the following two conditions needed meeting:

1. I was so low on storage space that this would get me some more.
2. I was going to put them in a display/album that would showcase them in a way that I liked better.

If neither were satisfied, then I'd keep them as is. Also, if you'd ever sell, I can see someone (who isn't as into the coin scene) maybe wanting to buy them more because they'd seem "more valid" (whatever that means) in a case than not in a case but that's about it.
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