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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 6683572, member: 68&quot;]There are lots of coins in there that have almost no value right now and are unlikely to get more valuable but to understand these markets will require more work than asking vague questions on a message board.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of the coins in the mint sets for instance are exceedingly common so have highly limited potential while most are actually scarcer than a &#039;50-D nickel!!&nbsp; Most of the mint set coins have no value because there is virtually no demand.&nbsp; The coins are scarce and no one cares.&nbsp; Then there is the issue of tarnish.&nbsp; Most or all of the coins in mint sets are tarnished and the coin&nbsp; is difficult to restore if it can be restored at all.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to agree that common coins with little potential may as well be spent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I would suggest that you identify the silver that has no potential and liquidate it first,&nbsp; Especially get rid of the silver that has a significant premium and no potential and use the proceeds to buy silver bars or coin.&nbsp; You end up with more silver.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You should be aware that high grade coins are exceedingly valuable.&nbsp; If that 1984 quarter is a nice chBU coin it has excellent potential.&nbsp; If it&#039;s a Gem it&#039;s worth a few dollars.&nbsp; But if it&#039;s a superb Gem it can be worth thousands of dollars right now.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get your hopes up too much the odds are against having such coins but they are out there and there is quite likely to be one in a very large hoard.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Collectors hate moderns.&nbsp; Even those who don&#039;t hate them rarely understand these markets.&nbsp; Hell, I don&#039;t understand the markets and I&#039;m selling into it.&nbsp; It&#039;s pretty easy to get bad advice about moderns and as you suggest a lot of it is just a matter of opinion.&nbsp; I would suggest that you at least consider busting up most of the sets to store the coins properly but this should be a longer term goal since some sets lose value if busted and don&#039;t really need to be.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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