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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 290714, member: 66&quot;]My first question is&nbsp; What is this &quot;Certificate from PCGS&quot; that claims the coins could have a value over 1.8 million dollars?&nbsp; PCGS, the grading service anyway, does NOT issue any such kind of certificate.&nbsp; So if there really is a certificate that says that it is worthless.&nbsp; As mentioned the typical 1972 proof set is worth VERY little.&nbsp; Yes it is possible that you might be luck enough to have a coin in one of the sets that could be certified at PCGS as a PF-70 with major cameo contrast between the devices and the mirror fields, and that coin could be very valuable.&nbsp; The problem is your chance is about the same as being struck by lightning.&nbsp; That 1.8 million dollar figure comes from the assumption that all 25 coins in those set will be one of those &quot;Struck by lightning&quot; coins.&nbsp; Your chances are better at winning two consecutive $300 million dollar lotteries.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1890 we really can&#039;t say anything about until we know what the &quot;error&quot; is.&nbsp; Cladking said there are no reported errors for&nbsp; 1890, but I&#039;m sure he is wrong on that.&nbsp; What he probably means is that there are no major high value varieties reported for that year.&nbsp; But by &quot;error&quot; whoever had it could be referring to a die crack, die chip, clash marks, clipped planchet, partial collar or one of many other possibilities.&nbsp; None of these would be a &quot;reported&quot; error.&nbsp; It could also refer to a VAM variety.&nbsp; (known identified die varieties are referred to by VAM numbers which is a catalog system created by Leroy <b>V</b>an <b>A</b>llen and George <b>M</b>allis)&nbsp; Some people mistakenly refer to VAM varieties as errors which they are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Peace dollars can&#039;t be evaluated without knowing the dates, mints, and which grading company certified them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cladking, the box he is referring to is the unopened mint shipping box of five 1972 proof sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1972 coins, until they have been examined are worth just the wholesale value for the sets, $3.75 each.&nbsp; As an unopened box you might get a little more from speculators who like to be the first person to ever have a chance to examine them.&nbsp; Maybe as much as $5 or $6 a set or $30 for the unopened box on eBay.&nbsp; So if you decide to see for yourself whether or not you MIGHT have a more valuable coin in the box you are risking about $10 opening the box.&nbsp; Be forewarned though that if you do think you have a good coin once you open the box, it will cost you between $15 and $30 per coin (Fees and shipping) for any you want to send in and have certified.&nbsp; And if they DON&quot;T come back at the very top grade, they will most likely be worth less than what you paid to have them certified.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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