Common Proof Sets
HiBucky
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Most sets are dogs and somewhat difficult to sell for the price you want. Is it better to crack out the coins from a proof set and market them as singles or leave them intact as sets...
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Look at completed sales on eBay for sets and singles for those years.
Anything post 1958 or so will be too much work to break apart and sell individually.
If you can grade, that occasional banger CAM/DCAM or exceptionally gem PF might bring grading fees, auction fees +$20
Toned and varieties are on an individual basis but many common toners or unattractive varieties fit the above prediction.
Been dabbling in the small end of this pool for a few years, but I was hand selecting from dealers at shows. Left behind alot of gorgeous examples that were not good enough to get into plastic due to fees.
My advice, list them and let them go.... repurpose the $$$
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When you say "crack out" it leads me to believe you are talking 1968+ proof sets.
All I ever hear around here is that those are difficult to move.
Collector, occasional seller
I think you're right, most are dogs and you can't give them away. I see a lot of proof coins in circulation. Which must mean people breaking them out of proof sets and just spending them.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I don't think they are easier to sell as singles, unless there is a single nice coin in the set. And in that case, I might put the others into circulation
When completing my Kennedy Dansco album I had some proofs missing and I found in general the price of the proof Kennedy was the same and many times were more than the set. I stopped buying proof Kennedy's, and started just buying the sets to add the Kennedy to my albums. I put the other into proof mixed date rolls.