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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2425748, member: 68&quot;]Mint sets have been getting destroyed indiscriminately for decades. The markets were saturated because everyone who wanted a mint set bought five.&nbsp; They bought five, sold four, and spent all the coins from them except the half dollars or whatever coin interested them.&nbsp; Despite the fact that the best coins went in the mint sets they get no respect.&nbsp; most people to this day don&#039;t know the best coins went in the sets. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A mere handful of collectors seek circulating moderns and millions more seek them in pocket change.&nbsp; But this is a growing segment of the hobby and this growing demand will eventually outstrip the still rapidly shrinking supply of mint sets. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While I think this combination will result in explosive prices I would advise just about everyone to avoid investing or speculating in this area.&nbsp; Investors will almost always find a way to lose money and they disrupt markets on the way to their baths.&nbsp; I personally believe they are among the most wonderful coins in the world to collect whether you collect from circulation, spend nominal money, or expend great effort to obtain the finest or rarest.&nbsp; There are a lot of great coins in the world (they almost all are) and the best advise for newbies is to collect what they like.&nbsp; The worst thing we can do for newbies is to harshly criticize their choice before or after it&#039;s been made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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