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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1577367, member: 68"]This is essentially accurate but might be misleading. They cream off one or two coins per roll (if that many) but they also cull out three or four coins per roll. In other words the average quality of proof rolls tends to exceed the average quality of proof sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>The value of the coins in proof and mint sets often exceeds the value of the set and can be much easier to sell. This is what drives most of the set dismantling. There are other factors and other reasons to cut up sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1577367, member: 68"]This is essentially accurate but might be misleading. They cream off one or two coins per roll (if that many) but they also cull out three or four coins per roll. In other words the average quality of proof rolls tends to exceed the average quality of proof sets. The value of the coins in proof and mint sets often exceeds the value of the set and can be much easier to sell. This is what drives most of the set dismantling. There are other factors and other reasons to cut up sets.[/QUOTE]
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