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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr. Flute, post: 6685610, member: 33154&quot;]We all need to be much less strident in our <i>personal</i> opinions about what another collector<i> should</i> do or not do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally (as an avid coin collector), I buy and dismantle any post-1967 Mint set I think has potential MS66/67/68+ coins in it, especially quarters and dimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m working on my &#039;skill&#039; identifying potentially high grade Gems in the OGP.&nbsp; If I think I&#039;ve got one and I&#039;ve purchased the mint set cheaply (ie face value or a bit more than face value), I&#039;ll dismantle the set, keep the Gem coin(s) and spend the rest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually tested myself recently doing this.&nbsp; I sent a raw Gem 1972-D quarter to NGC and got MS66*...just under the &#039;magical&#039; MS67 or 68.</p><p><br /></p><p>One cannot assume 70s/80s/90s mint set coins are always MS67/68/69, etc.&nbsp; They were typically handled somewhat carelessly at the Mint and, often, once in private hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those &#039;appalled&#039; by my SOP of breaking out and spending unwanted mint set coins, think about it differently.&nbsp; For every mint set I dismantle and spend, yours becomes scarcer and potentially more desirable.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for proof sets, I only buy ones that have silver coins and only when at a &#039;good&#039; price....but I&#039;ll take them as gifts anytime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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