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<p>[QUOTE="gmarguli, post: 79633, member: 246"]There are several proof sets that currently Bid for less than $5. If you factor in that most dealers pay about 10%-20% back of Bid for these sets, there are almost 20 sets that can be purchased by dealers for under $5. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do not assume the quality of proof coins in rolls will be low. The main reason these coins are in rolls is that the set was broken up for one of the other coins (usually the 50c or 1c). These coins just aren't worth selling one by one. No dealer wants to sell hundreds of coins at $1.25 each. They'd rather sells a few rolls at $1/coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins might still be gem quality. If you're looking for a PF69 or PF70, I wouldn't count on it, but it is not impossible, and PF65-PF68 is very possible. The coins likely didn't get banged around too much. They were probably put directly from the proof sets into the roll.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gmarguli, post: 79633, member: 246"]There are several proof sets that currently Bid for less than $5. If you factor in that most dealers pay about 10%-20% back of Bid for these sets, there are almost 20 sets that can be purchased by dealers for under $5. Do not assume the quality of proof coins in rolls will be low. The main reason these coins are in rolls is that the set was broken up for one of the other coins (usually the 50c or 1c). These coins just aren't worth selling one by one. No dealer wants to sell hundreds of coins at $1.25 each. They'd rather sells a few rolls at $1/coin. These coins might still be gem quality. If you're looking for a PF69 or PF70, I wouldn't count on it, but it is not impossible, and PF65-PF68 is very possible. The coins likely didn't get banged around too much. They were probably put directly from the proof sets into the roll.[/QUOTE]
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