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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1131500, member: 26972&quot;]I should take another picture of how they have been/they are stored - Sitting around??&nbsp; naaaa... more like squirrelled away in blanket chests. When I got them, they were in a plastic bag in a paper bag, in a box, inside another box, in a chest! I opened one from each year and remember that yes, they may have been opened and then sealed back up because the tissue seemed to be crinkled and refolded. The staples were rusting and the sleeves are/were still pliable.&nbsp; However what I don&#039;t understand is the tape is perfect and I really doubt my grandpop took the time to cut every piece of tape exactly the same. He wasn&#039;t that kind of guy.&nbsp; lol... My dad might have, my mom knows nothing and hates coins.&nbsp; lol&nbsp; &nbsp; Sadly my dad and his dad have long passed, so maybe it&#039;s just thats the way they were packed?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I remember the coins were absolutely beautiful (I didn&#039;t know what proofs were then)&nbsp; I thought the Lincolns were ruined because they had some wild rose/pink/purple toning. I remember thinking they were worth a zillion bucks..&nbsp; oh well...&nbsp; I sometimes think about selling them, but at around $200 on eBay, it doesn&#039;t seem worth it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since I have had them,&nbsp; they remain buried - rarely moved, . the packaging on these sets has the coins stacked on top of each other!&nbsp; &nbsp; I did recently (bout a year ago) re-pack them in doubled freezer bags and desiccants, box inside a box,&nbsp; because of what I learned after joining forums and learning about storage and stuff. </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes they are as new appearing as a raw MSRD 54 Lincoln from a fresh roll.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been a tradition to get 10 or more sets of significant years.&nbsp; My kids Graduation is coming up, I got (25) 1979 Mint sets.&nbsp; Whoopee!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; Proof sets are getting really pricey to do 10, prolly do mint sets for them too.&nbsp; I hope they appreciate them someday. At least my youngest has expressed a fair amount of interest and his own hoard of moderns from pocket change.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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