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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1517805, member: 68&quot;]It&#039;s typical for these sets to have damage and the Krause price does reflect almost pristine coins.&nbsp; Modern collectors primarily are seeking coins that are no question Uncs but bad surfaces can detract significantly from value.&nbsp; You said the &#039;68 set wasn&#039;t as bad and much of the value in this set is the 1K.&nbsp; If it were mine I&#039;d rate the set largely on the condition of this one coin.&nbsp; If it looks like it&#039;s just residue on the coin then I&#039;d soak it in acetone but if it looks actually damaged I might be inclined to sell it cheap or sent it for conservation.&nbsp; Copper in these sets tends to be a little more likely to show damage.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Acetone soaks will normally remove anything that hasn&#039;t eaten away at the coin.&nbsp; A good or a pristine set in the plastic should probably be sold as is if you don&#039;t want to keep the coins.&nbsp; Generally these unstable sets should be dismantled and the coins stabilized if you plan to keep them.&nbsp; Every year a smaller percentage survives in good condition and I used to lose a lot of sets but not one coin since I started soaking the coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;d eBay the sets if they are decent and I didn&#039;t want them. They sound like fairly nice sets from the description.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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