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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 17779, member: 68&quot;]&quot;There are a lot of proof coins in circulation and there are thousands of different ways they get there. But the odds of getting five proof nickels in a single roll go beyond the astronomical and imply exactly from whence these came and how they got there. </p><p><br /></p><p>These almost certainly came from someone who was busting up sets to assemble rolls of the individual coins. These rolls are steady sellers and bring pretty good prices. In most cases the coins are actually worth more out of the sets than they are worth in the set because they are needed for date and mint collections which are vigorous sellers to the public and most people don&#039;t bust their sets. Most of the buyers of these rolls insist on there being no culls included so the people making he rolls often just roll up the poor examples (~3 to 10% of mintage) and haul them to the bank. These coins do have some value still but it is rather nominal and buyers are not easily found. Many people like the idea of &quot;salting&quot; the coins in circulation anyway so they end up there. Not many years ago almost the entire value of these sets was almost exclusively represented in the half dollar and cent so the entire rest of the set would sometimes go into circulation no matter the quality of the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins rarely circulate long before they are found and removed by a collector though about 1998 I found a &#039;68-S quarter in VG! &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was posted to your first find of the &#039;86, &#039;89, and &#039;91 proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now there are two more dates represented. It is mostly the late &#039;80&#039;s and early &#039;90&#039;s dates being busted up right now because of the rising value of the coins and the dropping prices of the sets.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still assuming that these coins do not compare favorably with the coins normally found in proof sets.&nbsp; My guess is that most have a little toning or smudges on them.&nbsp; A few have little scratches or even significant gouges.&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet not one of them is &quot;perfect&quot; (as issued) and it can&#039;t be blamed on circulation since these aren&#039;t really circulating yet as evidenced by the fact that they&#039;re still together.&nbsp; What part of the country are you in?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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