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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 63971, member: 68&quot;]These sets are the greatest values in the hobby.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure the typical set that sells for $5 is worth little more than this but that&#039;s </p><p>exactly my point.&nbsp; The typical set that sells for $5 will contain about $3 face</p><p>value in coins which will wholesale for about $6 when you cut them out.&nbsp; More </p><p>interestingly is that most of the finest coins made in the last couple of genera-</p><p>tions are found ONLY in these sets.&nbsp; In many cases these coins will have huge</p><p>premiums because they are scarce even in the sets.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Huge percentages of mint and proof sets have been busted up and they are get-</p><p>ting increasingly difficult to find.&nbsp; Twenty years ago you could find thousands of</p><p>these sets at the typical mid sized coin show but now days you&#039;re lucky to find </p><p>dozens of the mint sets though proof sets are typically a little easier.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Not only are the best coins contained in these sets but often the second best </p><p>can be found ONLY in these sets as well.&nbsp; In fact with many of the mint state </p><p>dimes and quarters there is simply no other source for uncirculated examples </p><p>at all.&nbsp; Try finding a coin like a 1969 quarter or &#039;71 dime that didn&#039;t come from </p><p>a mint set.&nbsp; You&#039;re unlikely to find them even in years of looking.&nbsp; Of course, all</p><p>of the proof coins are found only in the proof sets except for the many millions </p><p>of stragglers which escaped into circulation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason these prices are low is really very simple;&nbsp; there is extremely little</p><p>demand.&nbsp; Old time collectors have no interest in later date coins and most of </p><p>the collectors of these are newer, younger collectors.&nbsp; If more than a few start</p><p>collecting these coins then you&#039;ll see a very changed price structure but more </p><p>importantly you won&#039;t see these sets any more.&nbsp; The few remaining sets will </p><p>quickly be destroyed to make denomination/ date/ mintmark sets.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>No doubt many are amused by these statements but keep in mind that the &#039;50-D</p><p>nickel achieved a price of nearly $150 in 1964 in todays money.&nbsp; A &#039;50&#039;D nickel is</p><p>far more common in unc than most of the clad quarters and dimes and there are</p><p>nearly twice as many collectors today.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps people will never collect these coins in large numbers and prices will never </p><p>go very much higher but the fact remains the sets are grossly underpriced even rel-</p><p>ative to the current demand which has been growing sharply for years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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