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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1549722, member: 68"]I can't say you're wrong but I can say with certainty that this attitude or belief is exactly what causes the mint sets to be destroyed. Many people share your perspective so buy the coins instead of the sets so the sets become worth less than the coins they contain. This leads directly to dealerrs cutting up the sets to wholesale the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The dealers tend to remove the finest coins before you ever see them so your demand for singles results in sets being cut and you getting inferior coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Me? The more I think about it coins were intended to circulate and not reside in mint sets so I figure why not cut them up. They will get cut up anyway and it's impossible to stop it. Some will survive so I've made mmy goal to be sure the few survivors are the finest that were made. The rest are fodder for coin collections. </p><p><br /></p><p>To each his own. If you're having fun then you're doing it right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1549722, member: 68"]I can't say you're wrong but I can say with certainty that this attitude or belief is exactly what causes the mint sets to be destroyed. Many people share your perspective so buy the coins instead of the sets so the sets become worth less than the coins they contain. This leads directly to dealerrs cutting up the sets to wholesale the coins. The dealers tend to remove the finest coins before you ever see them so your demand for singles results in sets being cut and you getting inferior coins. Me? The more I think about it coins were intended to circulate and not reside in mint sets so I figure why not cut them up. They will get cut up anyway and it's impossible to stop it. Some will survive so I've made mmy goal to be sure the few survivors are the finest that were made. The rest are fodder for coin collections. To each his own. If you're having fun then you're doing it right.[/QUOTE]
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