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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 5299087, member: 13650"]Very cool type set. I agree with the first post on the first page that the gold page alone is worth more than the dealer's offer. He would've made out like a bandit if you sold at that. </p><p> The thing is, you will never get top dollar selling as a set. If you take the time to part it out and sell them individually (if you really need to...personally I would save it) only then can you expect to receive top dollar. With this much material a dealer can throw out a relatively large number and they just want $$ signs in you eyes and for you to take the offer an run. To sell it all in one batch is the easy way for you to do it and you will lose money doing it easy. </p><p><br /></p><p> Im doing a US type set that is larger than this one, but without the gold page. You really need to investigate each coin on it's own merits to realize what the set is worth. From someone who has a large US type set going, I can tell you, you might have a copper cent that was only $50 to $100 sitting next to another that ran you $500 or $700. Some stuff that looks highly valuable may not be while something else that doesn't look that great may actually be hard to come by and very valuable. I haven't looked at everything you've posted but I'll have to check it all out some time. </p><p> I'll be honest. Not every example in your set is worth writing home about compared to what's readily available out there. That was put together long before the internet so I'm sure it was much more difficult to do. </p><p><br /></p><p> IMO every coin deserves a hard look. If there's weird damage or scratches, it's not going to be as desirable and will affect the value. The commemoratives are not extremely high grades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 5299087, member: 13650"]Very cool type set. I agree with the first post on the first page that the gold page alone is worth more than the dealer's offer. He would've made out like a bandit if you sold at that. The thing is, you will never get top dollar selling as a set. If you take the time to part it out and sell them individually (if you really need to...personally I would save it) only then can you expect to receive top dollar. With this much material a dealer can throw out a relatively large number and they just want $$ signs in you eyes and for you to take the offer an run. To sell it all in one batch is the easy way for you to do it and you will lose money doing it easy. Im doing a US type set that is larger than this one, but without the gold page. You really need to investigate each coin on it's own merits to realize what the set is worth. From someone who has a large US type set going, I can tell you, you might have a copper cent that was only $50 to $100 sitting next to another that ran you $500 or $700. Some stuff that looks highly valuable may not be while something else that doesn't look that great may actually be hard to come by and very valuable. I haven't looked at everything you've posted but I'll have to check it all out some time. I'll be honest. Not every example in your set is worth writing home about compared to what's readily available out there. That was put together long before the internet so I'm sure it was much more difficult to do. IMO every coin deserves a hard look. If there's weird damage or scratches, it's not going to be as desirable and will affect the value. The commemoratives are not extremely high grades.[/QUOTE]
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