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<p>[QUOTE="mrsquirrelsays, post: 1341591, member: 34009"]<b>Re:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the replies. So far the places I've gone have been in Europe and all have mint sets they release (around 10-15 euros for BU sets). I figured some countries wouldn't issue sets and I don't want to spend too much on them. A couple of the countries (Hungary and Czech Rep) are going to be transitioning to the Euro at some point so I thought it would be cool to have a pre-euro set (a BU set is pretty cheap). Directly from the mint was cheaper, even with shipping (I don't think those sites have updated prices in the last few months to match the devaluation of the euro). Typically I don't want to waste time going to the mint that I could be doing some sightseeing so I would prefer to order them online. </p><p><br /></p><p>It sounds like I should look ahead and see if they issue sets and get them if the price is right, and if not be ready to be on the lookout for some nicer looking coins and paper currency from circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrsquirrelsays, post: 1341591, member: 34009"][b]Re:[/b] Thanks for all the replies. So far the places I've gone have been in Europe and all have mint sets they release (around 10-15 euros for BU sets). I figured some countries wouldn't issue sets and I don't want to spend too much on them. A couple of the countries (Hungary and Czech Rep) are going to be transitioning to the Euro at some point so I thought it would be cool to have a pre-euro set (a BU set is pretty cheap). Directly from the mint was cheaper, even with shipping (I don't think those sites have updated prices in the last few months to match the devaluation of the euro). Typically I don't want to waste time going to the mint that I could be doing some sightseeing so I would prefer to order them online. It sounds like I should look ahead and see if they issue sets and get them if the price is right, and if not be ready to be on the lookout for some nicer looking coins and paper currency from circulation.[/QUOTE]
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