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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LostDutchman, post: 685563, member: 16994&quot;]I&#039;m pretty biased here. Being a dealer on the secondary market. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would suspect that the number of sets that have gone down in value in the last 40 years as compared to the original US mint purchase price is 80-90%. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hear some comments about having to buy some coins such as the gold buffalos at a premium... but I haven&#039;t heard anyone mention the sets that you can buy easily at half of their original US mint purchase price. A good example is the 2000 proof set. Greysheet bid is a whopping $8.00 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So for every 2000 proof set you ordered from the mint you lost over half of what you paid for it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why not buy it on the secondary market??</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s cheaper, in some cases as much as half as much. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not much of a gambler but if you told me I had an 80-90% chance of losing half my investment each time... I don&#039;t think I would be a player. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts from the other side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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