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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1688527, member: 68"]I like this set a lot. It also has good long term potential.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the long term you might consider busting up the set and stabilizing the coins in acetone or alcohol. I know this is anathema to most collectors but if this set continues to tone at this rate the cu/ ni will be destroyed in another 25 years. You should be aware that busting up the set will decrease its current value a little and could have an even larger effect on future value. But the set will ultimately be worth the sum total of the coins and if any are ruined it will affect the value. </p><p><br /></p><p>...Just a thought and there's no rush to action here. I routinely do this at the very first sign of bad packaging and then do it to all like sets in the future even if they are still pristine. Keep in mind though that this is the first unstable one I've seen for FI so it could be a fluke. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's a nice set and a great price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1688527, member: 68"]I like this set a lot. It also has good long term potential. For the long term you might consider busting up the set and stabilizing the coins in acetone or alcohol. I know this is anathema to most collectors but if this set continues to tone at this rate the cu/ ni will be destroyed in another 25 years. You should be aware that busting up the set will decrease its current value a little and could have an even larger effect on future value. But the set will ultimately be worth the sum total of the coins and if any are ruined it will affect the value. ...Just a thought and there's no rush to action here. I routinely do this at the very first sign of bad packaging and then do it to all like sets in the future even if they are still pristine. Keep in mind though that this is the first unstable one I've seen for FI so it could be a fluke. It's a nice set and a great price.[/QUOTE]
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