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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 13297, member: 57463&quot;]These proofs are not very expensive, if I recall correctly.&nbsp; I have a slabbed Proof-70 that cost me about $10, I think.&nbsp; So, if a bit of damage occurs, the world is not less well off.&nbsp; The proofs are common enough to go around.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it is true that no matter what happens to a proof, it remains a proof.&nbsp; You might have an impaired proof, but it is always a proof by its nature.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You do, however, inevitably damage the proof by doing anything collector-like to it.&nbsp; Honest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice set, though.&nbsp; I built my Mercury Dimes the same way.&nbsp; A dealer let me go through bags of Mercs and then I bought the tougher dates over the counter in the grades I needed for an attractive set.&nbsp; It was a good feeling.&nbsp; Congratulations![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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