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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 338912, member: 4552"]Basically most already said. Just to add my 2 CENTS worth though, yes acquire a Red Book. Not necessarily for the prices of the coins but for a little better understanding of the grades, amounts minted, etc. I've seen many of the types of sets you mentioned and they usually are just as some have noted already. These sets are put together from almost very common dates, worn to low grades, put into cheap plastic holders. Realistically some may be worth a few dollars above almost face value and a few several times that. But mostly those sets are just sucker sets for unknowing  new collectors. An example those 1943 Steel Cents even in the highest grades are only selling for a few dollars and if you attempted to sell them to a dealer you would be lucky to get $0.25 each. Sorry. However, I noticed you never said you wanted to dump, sell or get rid of them. This may be good since what you have may be the start of a great coin collection.[/QUOTE]