Anyone ever pop an $$$ mint set for one coin?
Goober
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My dealer has a 1999-s proof set that has this dcam dime that has this unbelievably toned head that makes me salivate. It looks so surreal, I'm tempted to drop the $250 for the set just to pop the dime....am I crazy?
Prost!
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
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I'd have had that set opened, the submission form filled out, and the coins ready to ship before the postman pulled out of the parking lot.
Russ, NCNE
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
<< <i>Why is a 1999-s Proof Set worth $250??? >>
When I returned to collecting in 2000, the 1995 proof sets sold for a huge premium. When I asked dealers why, I would hear rationalizations like "the Home Shopping Network needs these to meet demand".
I waited until this month to buy my 1995 proof set, well after the promotion ended.
The 1999 Silver Proof sets are currently promoted and bringing a huge premium. Even the clad 1999 proof sets are up. The conventional rationalization is that State Quarter collectors are buying these and breaking them up for registry set submissions.
My simplified take is that in almost any year, a five-year old proof set is hyped and can be obtained a few years later for much less. I learned the hard way in the 1970s when I tried to complete my Ike and Kennedy sets when the 1970-D half, 1973 PDS and 1974 PDS Ikes were hot items, available mostly from mint and proof sets.
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.