J P M

I bought one from a US Federal Park store, just to show others what a new replica looks like. 

I can see a mark on the top of the 3. That looks like a chip. Hard to tell with these pictures.  The last discovery of a DDO Dime was a 1989 P and even that one is unrecognizable to me. It only has thicker letters.

In my registry proof only set the early SMS coins are in the lineup and also the SP coins

I found that the PCGS price guide will show the average price, not that it is worth that price, but it will give you some idea. Coins are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them.

Proof Sets (1936 to Date) Values - PCGS Price Guide

It is a very worn coin only worth its face value. Even though there is no face.

On 3/15/2024 at 6:27 AM, J P M said:

Wow a 55 that has not been opened is a cool find.

On 3/15/2024 at 4:29 PM, Sandon said:

    What you've bought is a true "pig in a poke". While I recall a fad decades ago of collectors and dealers buying and selling purportedly "unopened" proof and mint sets and even GSA silver dollars, I haven't heard of this much in recent years.  The $125 you paid for the 1955 proof set is full retail--Coin World Values has them at a range of $120 to $130--and you have no assurances of the actual contents of the box. I would never buy coins that I haven't had an opportunity to examine in person or at least through high resolution photos.  I would require opportunity to inspect such sets before buying them. What is the point of collecting coins if you can't look at and admire them, anyway?

I agree I have seen many box sets and all are priced at the $125 mark. And yes I would have opened it by now just to see how bad the rust is on the folds and see if it had a BB. If you are just into coins to flip them then it will not matter. 

I agree with Greenstang, It is not a easy task to find error coins. Many times, magnification can make you see things that will not matter in the end. 

On 3/15/2024 at 1:00 AM, Halbrook Family said:

I was in my local coin shop the other day and these two little old ladies were in there selling what I think was one of their husbands coin collection. I saw they had a few of the old box proof sets. About a half a dozen of them. I asked if they could hold some of them for me. Anyways I buy a unc and proof sets at the store and they didn't want to buy a bunch of things from the ladies and they asked the ladies if they wanted to sell them for me. I bought 32 unc and proof sets from them for $52 and I got some loose Canadian silver change (1919 and 1905 5 cents) and two of the unc sets had 40% silver half dollars. I needed 10 of the sets and upgraded a few more. Also included was a 1976 Denver souvenir set.  also a New Zealand 50th anniversary set of coinage 1933 - 1983. 

 Sorry for the long story but  I picked up one of the boxes today. A 1955 one. The guy who owned these kept his stuff in excellent shape. The unc sets and the proofs sets were excellent. The proofs were all still sealed. Obviously this box should be kept sealed right? I paid $125 for it. I also made $50 on the sets I didn't need and got about $40 in silver. I have them holding a 1954 set and a 1953 set as well. Are these sets worth less if opened? Is there varieties in the 1955? 

Wow a 55 that has not been opened is a cool find.

In my opinion. If a coin is toned or as we used to say tarnished it should only be on one side and maybe on a small bit of the edge on the other side. If it is toned on both sides, I tend to think it is artificial.

On 3/14/2024 at 5:20 PM, powermad5000 said:

We have all ruffled someone's feathers at some point. I agree with @J P M. The end result is a loss on their end.

Snow there, and a possibility of severe weather here today. We surely are in spring now.

Adult beverages sounds great today! 

I am on the road also; it was 74 today in Pensacola and when I get to Sarasota tomorrow it should be around 80. Now that is more like Spring. 

On 3/14/2024 at 11:15 AM, VKurtB said:

Sí señor. But I am no longer a National Volunteer for the ANA. I hissed off the Exec. Dir. by not sufficiently osculating the gluteals of marginally talented staff.

It is their loss.

On 3/14/2024 at 6:44 AM, VKurtB said:

So let me get the thought process right here. You look up the value of the finest known specimen of a coin, then look at yours, and think, “oh yeah, mine is AT LEAST that good”. Oh boy, do you have a lot of disappointment ahead of you. Someday I’d like someone to explain that thought process to me. I’ll buy the adult beverages. 
 

BTW, it is snowin’ like a sumbeyatch in Colorado Springs. We are expecting FEET of the stuff. 

You on the road again? Working the show?

Just out of curiosity, what type coins would you be thinking of grading. You can post a picture here if you like?

Sorry it is just a damaged coin.

On 3/12/2024 at 7:22 PM, VKurtB said:

When does the old stuff begin?

This was the only old stuff. The other stuff was only our age and not much better looking.

 I finished up the coin bucket. No keepers in the last few hundred coins . I did find two tokens mixed in with the cents. Seeing it is token Tuesday.  

No, it is a Zinc cent worth 1 cent.

No ,it is worth 1 cent

No, It looks plated.

No , I can buy these at any coin shop in perfect shape for $1.00

Another 1906 Indian Head from the same bunch of cents. Not worth much but fun to find in 2024

This one is different.

A nicer one. Just not very old.

Yes that die was getting a workout.