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<p>[QUOTE="chascat, post: 3147041, member: 76792"]All good info above. If older mint sets are genuine and not picked thru, they can be worth crazy money. Ones with swaps have no real value as an actual mint set unless someone missed a 66 or 67 grade coin which could have been submitted for grading...the Franklins are especially sought for full bell lines and clean surfaces, but the toning usually ruins the appeal for me...these can, however, be worth moon money in top grades and are usually found in mint sets...not in rolls. ANACS grades old mint sets if they're intact and original. Each coin is graded as an individual and graded both sides. The set is placed in a new plastic slab with all grades shown on the label. The old cardboard holder is labeled and returned with the graded sets. These are worth grading if coins are all 65 and btr. and can range in price from low $100s to thousands depending on the grade. ANACS has an independent consultant who authenticates each set before grading which assures you that coins have not been switched out for circulating issues. If you think you have a nice original mint set which was not tampered with, then a submission is a good idea in my opinion, but most sets are not worth grading or have been abused which makes them undesirable for most collectors, including myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chascat, post: 3147041, member: 76792"]All good info above. If older mint sets are genuine and not picked thru, they can be worth crazy money. Ones with swaps have no real value as an actual mint set unless someone missed a 66 or 67 grade coin which could have been submitted for grading...the Franklins are especially sought for full bell lines and clean surfaces, but the toning usually ruins the appeal for me...these can, however, be worth moon money in top grades and are usually found in mint sets...not in rolls. ANACS grades old mint sets if they're intact and original. Each coin is graded as an individual and graded both sides. The set is placed in a new plastic slab with all grades shown on the label. The old cardboard holder is labeled and returned with the graded sets. These are worth grading if coins are all 65 and btr. and can range in price from low $100s to thousands depending on the grade. ANACS has an independent consultant who authenticates each set before grading which assures you that coins have not been switched out for circulating issues. If you think you have a nice original mint set which was not tampered with, then a submission is a good idea in my opinion, but most sets are not worth grading or have been abused which makes them undesirable for most collectors, including myself.[/QUOTE]
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