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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 156491, member: 68&quot;]Proof like moderns tend to be scarce to rare.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is an active wholesale market in proof rolls.&nbsp; These are split up by numerous companies and individuals who assemble rolls and sell into this market.&nbsp; I&#039;ve actually seen bag sets of a few dates of proof coins for sale.&nbsp; These rolls aren&#039;t the typical quality that you find in sets.&nbsp; Buyers have no interest in the culls and toned coins so these tend to be removed and spent.&nbsp; Most assemblers of the rolls probably save out one or two from each roll that are extremely high quality as well.&nbsp; Buyers of the rolls are mainly assembling date and denomination sets for retail sale.&nbsp; Many millions of proof sets have been destroyed and there are even companies using automated equiment and special tools to assemble the rolls.&nbsp; There are stories of dealers who fill dumpsters every week with the packaging from the sets being destroyed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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