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Wow, competitive exhibiting, who knew. I'll look to see if I can find a thread on that. Maybe post some examples to see if the materials are of interest. Thanks!

How do I sell to these like-minded pack rats? Are collectors really looking for proof and uncirculated sets from 1968 to late '90s?

This is all govt packaging and literature. A bit surprised the mailing boxes have value but seeing now there's more counter fitting than I thought.

Thanks for the perspective. I have plenty of brown box Ike's and the blue boxes from the mint they came in. Not sure what dad was thinking - really couldn't look at his collection. On the other hand he had a world class banana sticker collection he enjoyed displaying!

I'm the classic collection inheritor. Trying to respect the passion of my late Dad and do right by my 5 siblings as I finally start to deal with his collection. I'm starting with the easy, and probably least valuable stuff - his proof and un-circulated sets he bought each year from the mint primarily from the 70's to 90's. Nearly all are in their original packaging down to the boxes and envelopes they were shipped in. Often, when he ordered multiples (sometimes 4-10) he only opened one of the multi-box shipment so others are unopened but identifiable from the one that is open. He also kept a lot of the brochures the mint sent selling these sets. I'm wondering if my assumptions are correct about what is valuable when it comes to selling: - the coins are really what matters - the settings/mounts, etc. add a little value - the shipping boxes the sets came in add very little value unless a rare coin that might have been faked (then such offers supporting authenticity) - lets only hope I have some of those! - matching brochures may be fun for a collector but offer negligible value (I'm not eager to sort these out so at least half hoping this is true) - other general mint mailings from this period have little to no value Thank you for your thoughts