Last night I put the last entry in my Euro Set collection. I finished it with a 2009 Vatican mint set. I wish I could have afforded the 2002. The set is in a Dansco Euro album. It includes the original 12 nations with 6 following members. 10 of the 18 are full year sets, with the rest mixed dates. All are uncirculated. My question, should I value the collection as the sum of the parts, or would the complete set have a higher value? Thanks for you comments
Don't know about prices or values in the US, but over here there is not much difference, I think. Part of the problem is, what would "complete" be? The common sides were modified a few years ago (new map for the mid-range and the bi-met pieces), and some country-specified sides were changed. Also, in a few months Estonia will join the € area and issue euro and cent coins. To be "complete" in terms of types, one would need to have all of those. And that does not even take different years and mintmarks into account (which I do not care about either). So I would go for the "sum of the parts" ... Christian
Wish that I had a Euro set like you I collect coins in sets also. I have type sets, year sets, date & mintmark sets, etc. I believe that most sets sell for less than the individual coins.
I know for sure that runs true with proof coins. Its almost worth it to buy a couple extra sets, bust them, have them graded or put them in a 2x2 (depends on one's budget) and then sell them individually.
