,Hi im looking to get some advice. I bought a 1968s Proof Mint set on ebay, and to my surprise it looks like the whole set appears to be a double die. Would it be better to break up the set or try and sell it all togather. It looks to me like the nickel is very rare.I guess im just try to get some advice on selling it. Ty for any advice. I would put pictures up, but I cant get a good enough picture.
Our first question, aside from requiring photos to give accurate advice, would be if the doubling looks flat and shelf-like, or if you can see separated notching on the corners of letters. Many of these coins have what is called mechanical or strike doubling - which essentially adds nothing to their value. Since the likelihood of all 5 coins in your set having true doubled dies is extremely remote, without photos we will most likely assume that your coins have mechanical doubling and are worth the normal price of a 1968 proof set. Hope that helps! EDIT: If you are unable to provide photos to diagnose/attribute the doubling on your coins, you won't be able to use them for whatever means you choose to sell them...and people will temper their bidding accordingly. Hate to say it, but if you can't show us, you won't be able to show them, and few people would pay extra for something they can't see.
I know that the proof sets of the 70's and later were housed in hard plastic cases. Is the 68 set in hard plastic or cello wrap? If it is cello wrap, it's very possible that what you think is doubling is merely a false image from the plastic. There is nothing special or rare about the 68-S nickel. Chris
Yes at first I was afraid of that but I bought one of those 60 by 100 Microscope.And it does look doubled or at least filled.
The microscope won't make things disappear. I once searched 60 - 1964 Proof Sets using my stereomicroscope, and it wasn't until I removed the coins from the cello that I could see them clearly. Chris
