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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 25692944, member: 19855&quot;]I don&#039;t know if it is a midlife crisis, or maybe I am maturing as a collector. Either way, as of late I have been looking at my collection and sort of asking, &quot;Why do I have this?&quot; 5963 random wheat cents, yep, they went to a local coin club auction. Dateless buffaloes, yep, they went to the club auction too. However, as I was working on my collection my gaze diverted to the boxes of silver proof sets. I know I haven&#039;t gazed upon each set in many years. I know I am not going to shell out the $130+ for the recent issues from the mint to keep the series current. So, why am I keeping them? These, I knew wouldn&#039;t do well at the coin club auction, so I brought them to a dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was more than anxious about the process. I was worried about seller&#039;s remorse. You hear all the time of individuals getting the raw end of the deal, but I think most of these cases, the consumer was not educated. So, I looked into what silver content I had in each, paired it with grey sheet bid for each item. From my math, I was expecting, hopefully around $850 for all the sets. Drove one hour and twenty minutes to my closest dealer, calling prior to make sure they would take them. I set them on the counter and he replied, &quot;Quite the collective set you have. Feel free to browse around while I make up an offer.&quot; I thought this was a good idea. No sense looking over his shoulder and being anxious over every number he jotted down. Saw some nice stuff, but nothing that would really fit my set I am working on currently. After about 20 minutes he replied said the offer was ready. $775. It was fairly close to my valuation and I thought, &quot;Well, makes sense if they have to make a profit on the items.&quot; So, I took it. He then went on to ask if there are any sets I am currently working on. I told him what grade and date/MM combos I was looking for though he had none for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I thought the experience was nice and not nearly as stressful as I thought it would have been. I was glad to do it but also glad I did a little homework so as not to be too sorely disappointed in the end. Overall, I just feel like if I wasn&#039;t gleaning pleasure at viewing the sets, why are they taking up space? Plus, I can use that money to further my date and mint mark sets as they are more fun for me anyways. Now...on to ebay![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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