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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3650283, member: 84179&quot;]FYI - Mint packaging is not airtight.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The decision is up to you. You received answers about your 83S from from some knowledgeable numismatists on here.&nbsp; You also need to decide if Heritage spent 2weeks having multiple experts evaluating your pics of if you just got a non committal courtesy email response from an admin staffer after it sat in their inbox for awhile.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on what I can see, I think you have a coin with plating defects (common in Lincoln cents in the 80s) and some minor mechanical doubling, which add no value and might even detract from the value since its a proof.&nbsp; Based on the cost of grading and additional fees to have it attributed as an error, I would keep the prestige proof set intact and not send it in.</p><p><br /></p><p>HOwever, if you&#039;re convinced that it has significant value based on the information you have, breaking it out of the set and sending it in is the only way to realize that value.&nbsp; Hope you aren&#039;t disappointed[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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