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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;softmentor, post: 1451426, member: 10469&quot;]That is correct. the original brown / manilla envelopes were never sealed by the mint.&nbsp; &quot;sealed&quot; on older sets usually is hype and actually means that it&#039;s still in the original cellophane. and going further back to the boxes, there were a LOT of 1951 and 1955 box sets that were opened and resealed, so many that it is noted. Looking for things like 1955 double die or other errors and varieties (as already stated) or even swapping out inferior coins such as circulated business strikes. Just wanted to add that there was a LOT of that done. </p><p>Moving up to much more modern sets that are shipped in individual cardboard boxes. There are some sets sold as &#039;still in the box&#039; unopened. That is not of any value at all unless there is a known variety or error, such as a &quot;no S&quot; coin known for that year. Even then, why pay a premium for an unlikely maybe You will wind up with a lot of standard sets that you paid too much for. If you want the error set, pay for one and get a sure thing, or just pay a fair price for a known standard set. </p><p>&quot;unopened&quot; and &quot;unsearched&quot; are not value added, they are caution lights.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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