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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dopeuser, post: 87418, member: 4130&quot;]Here&#039;s one example, the short version...</p><p>1965 South Africa proof set (7 coins, KM# PS64)</p><p>Proof set, with case, market value: $12.00</p><p>Proof set broken up, total market price of separate coins: $31.00</p><p><br /></p><p>Heres a little longer version...</p><p>So I was looking through eBay, and saw a 1965 proof set from South Africa, in the original case, I&#039;m always looking for deals, so I check my KM 2003 Std Catalog of World Coins (a little old but good for general reference...)</p><p>So one coin, the Rand, has an ASW of .3858oz, so the BV is about $3.11</p><p>And checking each coin seperately gives a total market value of $31.00, $20 of which is just the one 1965 proof Rand alone.</p><p>So broken up, the set it worth $31.00, the Rand having a MV of $20, or a BV of $3.11</p><p>BUT... in the South Africa proof set section, (this proof set is KM# PS64) it lists an original issue price (in 1965) of $5.00, and a current market value of $12.00.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So this is just one example, theres more, but I&#039;m just curious as to why this is?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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