Hi everyone, I bought this set at an estate sale yesterday for $80. When I purchased it it came with a frame that had broken glass, when i removed the backing of the frame so I could check mint marks/remove the broken glass I found a disappointing surprise. Some time, long ago, the owner used what looks like masking tape on the back sides of the coins to hold them in place. Anywhere the tape was touching the coins did not tone and there are some spots of adhesive left on them. The spots that weren't covered have a very dark toning as shown in the picture. I was just wondering what you guys would do with the coins that are in this condition. I know I still got a good deal on the set as the melt value is well above what I paid for them (which is the reason I bought them.) I will eventually break up the set to sell the silver coins but I wanted to know what you guys would do with the rest. Thanks for your help! Nick
The owner did not do this. I have over a dozen of these framed sets. This was actually done by the company who put the sets together. Many of mine also have paper money in them, which was just glued to the board. The tape on these wouldn't effect the value due to the fact that usually the companies polished the heck out of these and the coins are circulated. If you have any that are not well circulated, and not polished, then you could try acetone to remove the tape. Just a couple of weeks I starting dismantling my framed sets, selling off the junk silver and replacing the coins with much better examples from my collection. Give it enough time and these sets will produce some great toning. Also, what a steal for $80! -greg
Ouch! I bought some of gbroke's coins from the framed sets and some of them were HIGHLY polished. He said they were, so I'm not blaming him at all. It's just that I've never seen any that were so obviously polished. If you post them in the For Sale section and price them to sell, they will. Just sayin'...
This is how they were made and sold. Additionally, these typically contain polished coins, like the Franklin half dollar you show, so everything in there is only worth bullion.
