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(These aren't even 70's or even 69's - what's up with that? image)
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  • FrattLawFrattLaw Posts: 3,290 ✭✭
    What I want to know is how ACG doesn't grade all of the coins @ least CAM? Those most be some pretty lousy modern proofs not to make at least a CAM designation.

    Michael
  • I'd take the raw set over the Accucrap tombstones any day of the week.

    Guess the seller just lost his proverbial shirt on this one!
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,970 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I MUCH prefer these sets and most all modern coins in the original holders. I don't see any need to slab them except in those cases, like the coin and currency sets (e.g. Jefferson) when the original mint holders are unsuitable for long term storage.

    I know, I know, you can have these coins slabbed and if they get in a PR-69 or 70 holder you can sell them for a lot of money, but aside from the profit motive, the whole practice does nothing for me as a collector.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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