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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 128575, member: 68"]Yes. Except be sure you're aware of the costs or the set premiums can eat you up. Most of the '65 to '96 mint sets are worth more busted up than they are as a set but there are some exceptions. The '95 set for instance has a huge premium which will evaporate when you cut it. This may be acceptable if the set has a spectacular gem or some coin you need for a collection but it will be costly if you're just trying to make money on a set or recover your money. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also it's probably not worth the costs to keep any poor quality coins. Large percentages of some dates are of very poor quality and might never be of much interest to collectors. Coins like '76 type I Ikes tend to be unattractive nearly half the time. 95% of 1968 cents are ugly and tarnished. All of them have carbon spots but a few still look nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>It might be a good idea to do the same thing with the proofs though these tend to have a little higher set premium and there is little variation in quality for most dates. The depth of supply in proof sets is far greater as well. Mintage were much higher and attrition has been lower. You can buy proof rolls for very reasonable prices and these tend to actually be higher quality than proof sets. The highest grade coins will have been removed but even more culls and problem coins will be absent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 128575, member: 68"]Yes. Except be sure you're aware of the costs or the set premiums can eat you up. Most of the '65 to '96 mint sets are worth more busted up than they are as a set but there are some exceptions. The '95 set for instance has a huge premium which will evaporate when you cut it. This may be acceptable if the set has a spectacular gem or some coin you need for a collection but it will be costly if you're just trying to make money on a set or recover your money. Also it's probably not worth the costs to keep any poor quality coins. Large percentages of some dates are of very poor quality and might never be of much interest to collectors. Coins like '76 type I Ikes tend to be unattractive nearly half the time. 95% of 1968 cents are ugly and tarnished. All of them have carbon spots but a few still look nice. It might be a good idea to do the same thing with the proofs though these tend to have a little higher set premium and there is little variation in quality for most dates. The depth of supply in proof sets is far greater as well. Mintage were much higher and attrition has been lower. You can buy proof rolls for very reasonable prices and these tend to actually be higher quality than proof sets. The highest grade coins will have been removed but even more culls and problem coins will be absent.[/QUOTE]
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