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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3064733, member: 13307"]I typically would avoid most of these sets, with some exceptions:</p><p><br /></p><p>*BU Lincoln Memorial Cent albums</p><p>-usually has one or two nice toners or varieties (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1981-lincoln-cent-two-face-gtg.289040/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1981-lincoln-cent-two-face-gtg.289040/">for example</a>)</p><p>-most coin shops/dealers I've come across <i>hate</i> these sets and are very willing to part with them on the cheap</p><p><br /></p><p>*BU silver sets for around melt prices</p><p>-purchased a BU set of Roosevelts in one of the nicer Whitman (DANSCO style) albums. Paid about $5 over melt for it. Pulled two varieties, a couple toners, and sold the entire album in PDS year sets.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I'll cherrypick the heck out of a <i>really nice</i> Jefferson set...but I'm not going to pay a premium to get all the duds as well, because usually there are only a couple that are even close to matching the rest of my Jeffersons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3064733, member: 13307"]I typically would avoid most of these sets, with some exceptions: *BU Lincoln Memorial Cent albums -usually has one or two nice toners or varieties ([URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1981-lincoln-cent-two-face-gtg.289040/']for example[/URL]) -most coin shops/dealers I've come across [I]hate[/I] these sets and are very willing to part with them on the cheap *BU silver sets for around melt prices -purchased a BU set of Roosevelts in one of the nicer Whitman (DANSCO style) albums. Paid about $5 over melt for it. Pulled two varieties, a couple toners, and sold the entire album in PDS year sets. Now, I'll cherrypick the heck out of a [I]really nice[/I] Jefferson set...but I'm not going to pay a premium to get all the duds as well, because usually there are only a couple that are even close to matching the rest of my Jeffersons.[/QUOTE]
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