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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1592502, member: 112&quot;]Here&#039;s something to consider, something that has happened within my lifetime and is very similar to the question asked. The boxed Proof Sets sold by the mint in the 1950&#039;s. You can buy the individual coins, raw examples, fairly cheaply. Depending on grade of course. But in original packaging, those things have a set price and rarely sell for less - regardless of what the grades of the individual coins are. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why ? Because there aren&#039;t that many around any more. Same thing for the Mint Sets of the same time period. Originality matters !</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another example - a few coins I bought some years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]222199.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]222200.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1911 Proofs, I bought the whole set. Ten coins in all. Now that&#039;s really nothing too exceptional even though the coins were all gorgeous. Now add this to the mix - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]222201.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Those 10 coins came in the original packaging, as a set. The only one I&#039;ve ever seen <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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