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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 865215, member: 68&quot;]At one time the &#039;71 and &#039;72 proof sets got down to 150% of face value.&nbsp; Even today there are proof set from that era that you can sell the half dollar at wholesale and keep the rest of the set for free.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t get the idea that there&#039;s any lower limit on the price these can sell.&nbsp; The 1980 mint set was so unloved that at one time it wholesaled for $4.50.&nbsp; It contains $4.82 face value.&nbsp; Shops often pay only 80 or 90% of wholesale so people would be selling them $4.82 face for as little as $3.60 without realizing it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Proof sets are even harder to crack and people are even more reluctant to crack them since the coins are so pretty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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