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I picked this up at a show, now the question is...

MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
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Open it or leave it be? I could have a Kennedy worth $11,000 inside, that is what I have read on E-Bay!!!

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It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Rip it, dip it, flip it, and zip it. image
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    tsacchtsacch Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭
    Open says me
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    100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    dat the only one left on the planet you havent opened ?

    or Russ for that matter !
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    JJMJJM Posts: 8,128 ✭✭✭✭✭
    open
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    MrKelsoMrKelso Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭
    Open her up.


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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭
    Open It! I wanna see what my fellow Hoosiers Hoarded!

    TC71

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have a give away!!! image



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    gamr0ngamr0n Posts: 608
    Open it and post pictures!
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    morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭
    The question is what on earth is a Hoosier Proof Set hoard? Was Bobby Knight collecting coins too?image
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    gamr0ngamr0n Posts: 608
    Wow, people really sell those Hoosier Hoard Sets for steep prices. How much did you pay for this set?
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    slumlord98slumlord98 Posts: 1,180 ✭
    Sell it to someone who thinks there's an $11k Kennedy in there.
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow, people really sell those Hoosier Hoard Sets for steep prices. How much did you pay for this set? >>



    $13, only because I liked that is was sealed and had a sticker on it.
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    Those were sold on Shop at Home I believe. I suspect for a lot more than $13.
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    foodudefoodude Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
    Marty will open itimage
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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,349 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK...I'll play "Devils' Advocate"...Don't Open It!!!!! I don't have any good reason other than everyone else said to open it...

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    It has been tough!! I've had it a week and haven't opened it yet!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    what a great way to hype a common set of coins,
    put a sticker on it!

    open it marty. we want to know what is inside without
    ponying up 13 dollars.
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    SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    open it, why not.
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    jabbajabba Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Open it!

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I'll open it when I get my money back from IndianaByron!!!image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    pf70collectorpf70collector Posts: 6,843 ✭✭✭
    I'd open it and show us what you found.
    Montana State Quarter Die Clash

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I know Russ would tell me to leave it sealed up!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    TheRavenTheRaven Posts: 4,167 ✭✭✭✭
    I say keep it sealed, you know there is nothing special in that set.....

    Worth more sealed then opened most likely.....
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    TheRegulatorTheRegulator Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭
    Never open it. Occasionally carress it and mutter to yourself "Sweet anticipation...."

    Back in Junior High we had this really cool but kinda strange science teacher. He had purchased one of those ceramic Space Shuttle heat tiles from NASA or someplace, and just kept it unopened, in the original box on the corner of his desk. Every once in a while he would pick it up and say this....
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    BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    There is no reason not to open up a $13 dollar item. It is worth more open then closed. There is more to see open than closed. Much less stress open than closed.

    Open, Open, Open.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

    Bust it open!

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Russ!!! Where are you!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Carefull steam it open. If its nothing special, carefully reseal it and sell it on ebay. image


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    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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    maddogalemaddogale Posts: 859 ✭✭
    As a TRUE Hoosier, just give it to me...you ferriners (foreigners) ain't allowed to have such things from the great state of Indiana!!! image

    Leave it to a Donger collector to have something he is not worthy of.....image
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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,790 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Marty,

    What a great giveaway! Please enter my name for that set you are giving away image

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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    BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,525 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sell it on ebay, hype it like a Power Seller, reap the profits.
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    librtyheadlibrtyhead Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭
    c'mon open it!image
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    MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044
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    If I only had a dollar for every VAM I have...err...nevermind...I do!! image

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    DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    This may be the longest you've collected. image
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
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    carlcarl Posts: 2,054 ✭
    Of course you must open it or send it to me and I'll open it for you.
    Carl
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    Open it, and then have a most generous giveaway! image
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Russ hasn't told me to open it yet. He wants me to keep it sealed!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044
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    If I only had a dollar for every VAM I have...err...nevermind...I do!! image

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    image Still no Russ, a thread about a 64 proof set and he hasn't posted yet!image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044
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    If I only had a dollar for every VAM I have...err...nevermind...I do!! image

    My "Fun With 21D" Die State Collection - QX5 Pics Attached
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Don't wait for Russ -- open 'er up!

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    kmuhleskmuhles Posts: 22
    I feel like your playing lets make a deal. Where is Howie Mandel?
    My guess, nothing too neat inside so it is worth more unopened.
    With that said, A WHOLE WEEK...? How can you stand it? Open that sucker up!
    Is a wannabe coin collector worse than a wannabe kayaker? If so, I'm in double trouble.
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    MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044
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    If I only had a dollar for every VAM I have...err...nevermind...I do!! image

    My "Fun With 21D" Die State Collection - QX5 Pics Attached
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    Smitty79Smitty79 Posts: 1,313
    Coin Vault crap. Don't get your hopes up too much. image
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    pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    lol this thread reminds me of the OBW rolls of 1960 D jefferies I have. I keep wanting to open them, but then I remember all I have seen in the past are not FS, they are FR



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    jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    I bought one last month. I opened it to find that the Lincolin was damaged. It had black streaks across the obverse. Good thing i only paid $9.00.
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Maybe tonight when I get home!!! I wonder if it's a repacked envelope?
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    NumismaticsNumismatics Posts: 1,092
    You should open it. You never know what is inside. image
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    carlcarl Posts: 2,054 ✭
    Ever occur to you that someone has already steamed it open, removed the coins and put a bunch of slugs in there taped to a peice of cardboard. How about the P.C. on the bottom indicating PHONY COINS, POOR COINAGE, PEWTER COUNTERFIETS, etc.
    You just got to open it.
    Carl
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Ever occur to you that someone has already steamed it open, removed the coins and put a bunch of slugs in there taped to a peice of cardboard. How about the P.C. on the bottom indicating PHONY COINS, POOR COINAGE, PEWTER COUNTERFIETS, etc.
    You just got to open it. >>




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    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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