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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 694965, member: 66&quot;]That was why back in 1999 there was a real rash of &quot;error&quot; proof sets being sold on eBay for big bucks that were all missing one of the state quarters and having a duplicate of one of the others.&nbsp; Take five 1999 proof sets, open, move quarters around, close.&nbsp; Presto five regular $25 proof sets become five rare error proof sets that sold for $270 apiece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then in 2000 the extremely rare ten piece 1999 proof sets made their appearance witht he story about how at the end of the year a very small number of special VIP 10 piece 1999 proof sets were made.&nbsp; Take 2000 proof set, open, replace 2000 coins with 1999 coins plus the 1999P proof SBA that was only sold separately, close and put into a 1999 proof set box.&nbsp; $30 in 1999 coins becomes the extremely rae VIP set and sells for $1000.</p><p><br /></p><p>After 2001 the scam was take 2001 silver proof set and 2001 clad quarter lens from clad proof set, open, replace silver quarters with clad quarters, close.&nbsp; Sell 2001 ten piece silver proof set, and 2001 silver quarter proof sets.&nbsp; (This scam can still take place today with any silver proof set and has been known to happen.&nbsp; If you buy any silver set after 1998 it is a good idea to do a tissue test on it to make sure the silver coins have not been switched for clad.&nbsp; The tissue test is good because it is fast, easy, definitive, and you don&#039;t have to open the set to do it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people also use the easy open sets to cherry pick the mint.&nbsp; Order a bunch of sets, open them, cherrypick the possible 70&#039;s out of each set, reassemble the dogs into as many complete sets as possible and return for refund.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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