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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gmarguli, post: 5404014, member: 246&quot;]Not at all. Many of these proofs sold for near face value decades after their issue. I&#039;ve seen letters from the 1800&#039;s posted where dealers tell the collector that the 30 year old proof set is worth only a few percent above face value and there is very little demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Assume you&#039;re a collector who has a 1880&#039;s proof set with $40 face value in it and you need money. Do you take it to a dealer (if there is one in your city) who would react to it the same way a dealer today would look at you bringing in a 2000 clad Proof set and hope that the amount above face value they will pay (assuming they will actually buy it) is more than your cost to get to the dealer (cars, what cars?) and time you took off work or do you just spend the coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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