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Message:: [QUOTE="scarroll100, post: 1635998, member: 41073"]Just my two cents worth, I havn't been collecting for that long but have gotten some nice proof sets and wouldn't think of breaking them up, yes they do sell for more individually thats a fact, but look at what you'd be doing and your collection would suffer as you would, I would think after opening the proof sets... I have several sets including fifty years (3) of those sets and another (5) years of the most popular sets from HSN and a few sets from EBAY as I was and still am collecting the green boxes as fast as I can get them ... All are beautiful and in complete sets and I wouldn't think of breaking them up, but as everyone tells you it's your collection and you can do as you like and it is true that if you handle the coins with cotten gloves it helps to retain the value;  BUT the satisfaction of being in a set is gone forever... I to usually buy three or more sets at a time but for different reasons I  am collecting for my two grandsons College fund and while doing that I get one for me too... Anyway that's my two cents worth, let me hear back from you as it seems to me you already made a wise decision  and at least give it some serious thought before you start tearing up US Mint sets... I got a lot of mine from HSN and they did tear up a bunch of sets to get the ones they sold me but these are the cream of the crop and I'm very satisfied with all them  as is...Good Luck Grampa...[/QUOTE]