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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 663286, member: 13650"]You guys really think the price is steep? I thought it was probably about right. </p><p><br /></p><p> You have to figure the quarters, half and dime add up to 1.51 oz. of silver to begin with. The bullion value of the silver is worth $22.21 today alone. That's almost half of the price by itself. Then you've got $5 face value alone in dollar coins. There's 27.21. The cent sets have been selling for 15-16 bucks on ebay. There's 43.00. The minting and the packaging process has to be worth something. </p><p><br /></p><p> All in all, I think it's a fair price. You gotta figure, $52 isn't worth what it was in 1990, or 1980. Not by a long shot. </p><p><br /></p><p> I don't own a set yet but I will own at least one before the year's out. I don't normally collect them but this year is a really neat year with the final territory quarters and the special Lincolns. I'd say they have a decent chance of going up in value as the years go by. A better chance than most years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 663286, member: 13650"]You guys really think the price is steep? I thought it was probably about right. You have to figure the quarters, half and dime add up to 1.51 oz. of silver to begin with. The bullion value of the silver is worth $22.21 today alone. That's almost half of the price by itself. Then you've got $5 face value alone in dollar coins. There's 27.21. The cent sets have been selling for 15-16 bucks on ebay. There's 43.00. The minting and the packaging process has to be worth something. All in all, I think it's a fair price. You gotta figure, $52 isn't worth what it was in 1990, or 1980. Not by a long shot. I don't own a set yet but I will own at least one before the year's out. I don't normally collect them but this year is a really neat year with the final territory quarters and the special Lincolns. I'd say they have a decent chance of going up in value as the years go by. A better chance than most years.[/QUOTE]
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