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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1189121, member: 15929&quot;]IMHO, not opening the boxes would add little premium in the future as the ONLY premium associated with an unopened package of the coin types you mentioned would be if they were First Strike eligible. But in all honesty first Strike might not be around by the time the girls receive the packages.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For the Proof Sets, the only value in having an unopened shipping box would be if some type of error or variety was common to that particular year. If that were the case then a collector &quot;might&quot; put forawrd a premium for the set. 1992 Silver Proofs sets in unopened shipping boxes get a premium due to the Doubled Die Kennedy but I haven&#039;t heard of anything for Silver Proof Sets other than the DDR-001 and DDR-002 Formative Years Lincolns. Those &quot;might&quot; be popular when the girls get the packages or probably not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The downside to NOT opening packages from the mint is that it is possible to have received damaged coins or coins that were packaged with bits of organic material in the cases. When this happens, it will leave ugly unchecked spots.</p><p>Silver Eagles on the other hand, are known for developing milk spots which totally destroys any high grade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Over all, for the coins you&#039;ve mentioned, I just do not believe that any premium would be associated with leaving them in the original shipping boxes. Besides, after 5 or 10 years, you might get tired of storing them since they do take up a significant amount of space.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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