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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sf340flier, post: 174433, member: 5806&quot;]As stated earlier, you have to answer a question for yourself first: Are you a collector or an investor (or both)?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are a collector, then this is an easy answer -- open the bag!&nbsp; I know I would have had that bag torn open so fast all you would see would be threads.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are an investor you should assume that the dealer (even in 1966) would have taken out the rare mintage coins and most likely left common circulated coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure with the increase in VAM prices you are bound to find some great coins, but all things equal, I think the bag would be worth around $15-20 per coin, on average. Therefore, in order to squeeze out a value above the 1000 common date circs you could sell the bags with the so-called &quot;mystery&quot; premium. While I probably would pass, it seems to me many so-called &quot;mystery-lots&quot; brings buyers willing to pay a premium in hopes of getting something special.&nbsp; I would guess you may be able to get a $2-3 premium per coin ($17-23) by selling like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, how would you handle a situation where the coins are all culls?&nbsp; What if the buyer takes the bag, removes the dollars, and replaces with culls and demands a refund?&nbsp; How would you prove what was in the bag to begin with? Given the total momey involved, I have a feeling you could end up in a courtroom over this one (not an ebay arbitration service).</p><p><br /></p><p>Weighing all options, I would easily open the bag if I were a collector, and would weigh heavily toward opening even if I was an investor.&nbsp; Get a good VAM book and go to town!</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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