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<p>[QUOTE="Numismatist47, post: 871855, member: 24577"]Personally, if one spends the money on proof sets from the Mint, they should keep them intact in the original holders they come in. I don't see the sense in spending money on those sets only to crack them open and remove the proofs for placement in an album. But that's just me. </p><p> </p><p>As stated, you can find some older coins at reasonable prices. Most, if not all, coin shops have bargain bins, discount bins, or half off boxes they dump coins in that have sat a long time and not sold.</p><p> </p><p>I've found $90 worth of Kennedy and Washington proofs in my main shops half off box, and acquired them for $45.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismatist47, post: 871855, member: 24577"]Personally, if one spends the money on proof sets from the Mint, they should keep them intact in the original holders they come in. I don't see the sense in spending money on those sets only to crack them open and remove the proofs for placement in an album. But that's just me. As stated, you can find some older coins at reasonable prices. Most, if not all, coin shops have bargain bins, discount bins, or half off boxes they dump coins in that have sat a long time and not sold. I've found $90 worth of Kennedy and Washington proofs in my main shops half off box, and acquired them for $45.[/QUOTE]
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