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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ProofRon, post: 141639, member: 5170&quot;]Having retired, I&#039;ve finally got around to taking a look at my coin collection- I&#039;m one of those who just put proof sets away and never bothered to even open them.&nbsp; So-&nbsp; I have about 140 proof sets dating back to 1953- about 120 in the 70&#039;s and 80&#039;s.&nbsp; I&#039;ve just started studying the grading process, so feel limited in my grading skills at present- but I feel confident that I will show improvement over the next few months. </p><p>One of the reasons that I didn&#039;t take an active interest in looking at my proofs was that the advertised prices for proof sets are nil (except for 1950&#039;s proofs).&nbsp; However, my interst was stimulated by looking at the prices shown on the PCGS site for individual proof coins.&nbsp; MIne are all in their original containers (even the 1953 box) and I can&#039;t see any deterioration - but I just purchased&nbsp; 5x and 10x magnifiers,&nbsp; so I can look closer. </p><p>My question is, how likely is it that, of the nearly 1000 proof coins I have, that any of them will grade out at the higher grades?</p><p>Are the top grades scattered randomly over a particular year&#039;s minting, or are they bunched together at the start of the proof production run?</p><p>Will I have to remove the coins from their holders to be able to grade them accurately?</p><p>(I&#039;m having trouble with looking through the cases- shadows, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any advice will be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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