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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 46662, member: 68"]In almost all cases the proof singles will add up to more than the price of the proof set. Indeed it is possible to buy some sets at retail and profit by selling the pieces at wholesale. It's not a simple matter to figure the spread for any of these because a certain percentage of the proof set coins are culls and will not sell at wholesale. This varies by date and denomination from about 5% to about 25%. </p><p><br /></p><p>It can still be cheaper to buy the singles if you have no easy way to dispose of the rest of the set. There are some date cents that wholesale for more than the entire proof set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 46662, member: 68"]In almost all cases the proof singles will add up to more than the price of the proof set. Indeed it is possible to buy some sets at retail and profit by selling the pieces at wholesale. It's not a simple matter to figure the spread for any of these because a certain percentage of the proof set coins are culls and will not sell at wholesale. This varies by date and denomination from about 5% to about 25%. It can still be cheaper to buy the singles if you have no easy way to dispose of the rest of the set. There are some date cents that wholesale for more than the entire proof set.[/QUOTE]
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