Do British proof sets of recent decades have very low values?
Bayard1908
Posts: 3,975 ✭✭✭✭
U.S. proof sets are so inexpensive that I was thinking about decorating one wall of my office with a run of 1968 to the present.
Are British proof sets of comparable value, i.e., usually less than $20 and often less than $10? If so, I think I might prefer a wall of British proof sets. They'll look more interesting and the cleaning lady will be less likely to steal them.
Also, when did British proof sets start getting put into hard plastic holders?
Are British proof sets of comparable value, i.e., usually less than $20 and often less than $10? If so, I think I might prefer a wall of British proof sets. They'll look more interesting and the cleaning lady will be less likely to steal them.
Also, when did British proof sets start getting put into hard plastic holders?
0
Comments
I have had them myself, in the past, generally in the $10-15 range, though I cannot recall what Krause price is offhand.
Prior to that, the only British proof set I had was the big 1937 set, which was of course not in a hard plastic case.
I agree with you that they might make a more interesting wall display than US sets. Or pick a birthyear or some other date and go for a proof set from each country from that year (assuming the year you choose has readily avalable hard-cased sets from several countries).
Who remembers the old IHOP restaurants with the coin displays on the walls?
I'm afraid to be alive without being aware of it
<< <i>Who remembers the old IHOP restaurants with the coin displays on the walls? >>
My girlfriend works @ IHOP, but it's a newer store, and no such coin display.
I'm afraid to be alive without being aware of it
Just like US proof sets, most drop in value from their issue price, but will be worth a bit more than coin face value.
<< <i>From a cost standpoint, it is better to wait a few years after a Brit proof set is issued before buying it.
Just like US proof sets, most drop in value from their issue price, but will be worth a bit more than coin face value. >>
I think I waited too long on the 1911 set.
Obscurum per obscurius
My statement of course is only true for the modern decimal sets. All of the predecimal sets are quite valuable these days.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.