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ret5hd

(21,320 posts) Mon Jan 22, 2024, 03:39 PM Jan 2024

U.S. Proof Sets Question:

We recently inherited a “set” of Proof Sets (US Mint, untouched, unopened condition) from about 1970 - 2020…some years multiple sets.

I brought them to a local coin dealer who offered face value (except those special ones that had some silver in them). That doesn’t sound exactly right.

i don’t want to spend the next year parcelling them out on eBay just to get a couple extra bucks with a lot of aggravation.

i don’t want to have a crate of this stuff sitting in a closet.

What do you here with experience in these matters suggest?

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U.S. Proof Sets Question: (Original Post) ret5hd Jan 2024 OP

Quick look on ebay--- mtngirl47 Jan 2024 #1

The silver sets have real value. The clad set (nonsilver) were over produced so their value is limited but ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #2

mtngirl47

(1,094 posts)

1. Quick look on ebay---

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Mon Jan 22, 2024, 04:12 PM

Jan 2024

Looks like folks sell proof sets by the decade and/or mint location, or you can sell the whole lot.

Coins don't appreciate as quickly as you would think but a local coin dealer won't give you as much as you would be able to make on ebay.

ZonkerHarris

(25,301 posts)

2. The silver sets have real value. The clad set (nonsilver) were over produced so their value is limited but

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Mon Jan 22, 2024, 04:32 PM

Jan 2024

can be sold on ebay or at coin shows.
dealers will not pay much for the over produced "collectibles" of the 80's on.

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