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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1923394, member: 15199&quot;]Yes, but you aren&#039;t the first to ever do so.&nbsp; Yes, welcome to the forum, some days it can be&nbsp; tough crowd, but many often forget their first attempts at joining the forum. You have joined, mainly due to these coins, and hopefully continues beyond pricing questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you read more threads, you will notice how originality of the coins surface, such as amount of wear, any damaging chemical treatment , cleaning , etc. These have a large impact on the value of a coin, but not on the history of the coins, and these are probably the most common of the older commemorative series, yet many members do not have this set. Some see cleaning done on the surface, but such is very difficult to tell when the coin is in a plastic holder. The producer of the set, AHS, are known for producing such for the coin layperson set ( knows very little about coins), for profit, so the coins are usually of lower grade. So the prices suggested are close , but if they kick you or your relatives into collecting and to gain knowledge as you continue , they will be worth many times the value of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If many of us recall our first &#039;enthusiastic&#039; coin that we later learned wasn&#039;t as nice as we originally thought, but led us into a long term joy , we would have kept it for sure. Read and enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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