I have always been able to count on the good people of CoinTalk to help me make up my mind on things when I'm feeling fickle.....so here goes another question........Is there any reason to not crack a type 2 '79 proof set? I know the complete type 2 set used to bring a premium but I am not seeing that anymore. I generally have no problem cracking sets to fill holes but I have been holding onto this set for awhile now due to this mysterious 'premium'..... I'm getting tired of seeing the holes in my type sets but I haven't been able to make up my mind about it......What's the chance the set will gain again and the individual coins to not keep up with the set? Has anyone even seen this trend before? Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks Chris & TC! I knew I could count on having my mind made up for me....it usually doesn't take much...Plus It's hard to stay away from that sweet sound of cracking! -Josh
Be careful cracking it open. That old plastic mint packaging can shatter into a million sharp slivers. I recently cracked a bunch of them out at my buddies house using his band saw. Zipped them right open nice and clean.
i have to do the same thing ..i have a 79 type 2 set to crack open for my Dansco. i was thinkin of using a hacksaw ?? is there a better way on these sets ??? i have cracked open other year sets but these 1979 types of sets are tough ones
The way that seems work fine for me is using a small pocket knife on a 'reverse' corner- you'll notice a slightly larger gap between the black and the clear plastics on at least one on the 4 corners. Starting there and carefully prying up the clear using the black as leverage and working your way around or sometimes moving to the next corner if it gets stuborn- you'll have it open in no time.
I have some proof sets that I will need to open. I'm going to try the old "towel & hammer" method to see if it's worthwhile. Chris
