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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3411710, member: 101855"]I have never been a fan of these mint bags. First, the coins jingle around in them. If you think that you can cut this open and find a MS-67 or better coin, you are buying that bridge to Brooklyn. Even if a Gem coin went into one of these things, there are plenty of chances for it to get a mark on it before you do your search.</p><p><br /></p><p>Years ago, there was a fad with these things for state quarters. The Delaware State Quarter bags were selling for $700. That only for bags that had not been opened. If you opened it, the value was gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole thing seemed silly to me. Do we collect coins or bags? If you can’t see the coins, why bother with it?</p><p><br /></p><p>But if these bags are your thing, go ahead a do it. One person’s collecting treasure is another person’s “ho-hum.”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3411710, member: 101855"]I have never been a fan of these mint bags. First, the coins jingle around in them. If you think that you can cut this open and find a MS-67 or better coin, you are buying that bridge to Brooklyn. Even if a Gem coin went into one of these things, there are plenty of chances for it to get a mark on it before you do your search. Years ago, there was a fad with these things for state quarters. The Delaware State Quarter bags were selling for $700. That only for bags that had not been opened. If you opened it, the value was gone. The whole thing seemed silly to me. Do we collect coins or bags? If you can’t see the coins, why bother with it? But if these bags are your thing, go ahead a do it. One person’s collecting treasure is another person’s “ho-hum.”[/QUOTE]
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