60 Year Old Proof Sets, Cut Them Out or Not?

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Mike59
Mike59 Posts: 424 ✭✭✭✭
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Bought these over 50 years ago as a young kid. I’m sure they were never out of the cellophane. Should I cut them out and put them in 2x2 or just leave them alone?
Thanks,
Mike.

MIKE B.

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  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 4, 2023 12:55PM
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    Me would cut them out put in 2x2 flips - collector coin pages for shows. Halves would want all the money. Other stuff - junk box.

    Investor
  • erscolo
    erscolo Posts: 767 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Leave them as they are. Too many have been broken up already.

  • foodude
    foodude Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
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    Unless any are sent in for grading, leave them in the cello.

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  • World67
    World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They seem to be doing just fine as is. I'd leave them alone.

  • coastaljerseyguy
    coastaljerseyguy Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unless a coin, esp the Frankie, is a no-doubt about it PR70 or DCAM, leave as-is.

  • GaCoinGuy
    GaCoinGuy Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭✭
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    @foodude said:
    Unless any are sent in for grading, leave them in the cello.

    I would add...if they are not getting funky in the cello to this. They look like some nice sets.

    imageimage

  • ifthevamzarockin
    ifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Don't cut them up.

    Check them for varieties if you haven't already. ;)

  • originalisbest
    originalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
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    They are very nice as-is and the packaging is only original once. I have noticed that over time, with enough wear and tear the original sets can get fissures or pinholes that lead to unattractive toning. To help guard against this, you can gently slide the sets as-is into a mylar sleeve meant for holding comics. It's crystal clear and can provide another layer of protection, also heat sealable or just fold and crease it. Of course still keep the envelopes they came in and paperwork as well. :smile:

    Agreed with Tom B and others, they are much more liquid as is in the original packaging they came with, especially as that packaging isn't deteriorating. If it were, then that would be something else. :smile:

  • Martin
    Martin Posts: 999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Mike59 leave then as is. Also can you look at the back of the envelope and tell
    If at one time they were sealed or if the adhesive on the flap has never been stuck?

    Thanks
    Martin

  • OAKSTAR
    OAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You sure kept them protected in a temperature controlled environment for all those years! 👍🏻 👍🏻

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • olympicsos
    olympicsos Posts: 990 ✭✭✭✭
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    If everyone cut them up, soon there won't be any left.

  • Mike59
    Mike59 Posts: 424 ✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks Everyone. I put them away as is. I forgot I had these (until I saw them). it’s been about 10 years since I last saw them.
    Mike

    MIKE B.

  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    OGP is the way to go (stay) with these!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I would leave them alone. I see no frosting.

  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Leaving them as is provides more choices. Once cut, that’s it. Good choice to leave em as is. If problems were developing then that’s a different thing. Thanks 🙏

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • jfriedm56
    jfriedm56 Posts: 3,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Would leave them as they came from the Mint. This is the only way I have collected them and have continued to do so. They’re only original once. I love those earlier sets in original government packaging as in this 1950 proof set in all its originally, and the mid-1950’s sets too.


  • keyman64
    keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I recently cut toned coins out of seven 1959 proof sets that were perfectly fine and untampered with. I sent 14 coins in to PCGS. They all came back AT/QC. I even took videos of the coins in their government packaging. I was planning to keep a couple and flip the rest. Now all I have is a mess and money tied up for a very very long time until I can get a few graded individually over time.

    A cautionary tale…

    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner. :smile:
  • JWP
    JWP Posts: 37,382 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Leave em be. They are Beautiful. Good luck with your choice.

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  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @keyman64 said:
    I recently cut toned coins out of seven 1959 proof sets that were perfectly fine and untampered with. I sent 14 coins in to PCGS. They all came back AT/QC. I even took videos of the coins in their government packaging. I was planning to keep a couple and flip the rest. Now all I have is a mess and money tied up for a very very long time until I can get a few graded individually over time.

    A cautionary tale…

    Well now. This is news. AT NT is really not a thing and this again shows an example.
    Right back to my constantly saying. “It’s all about intent. Perfect example. Thanks for posting.
    I’ll wait for the mob😂 to respond So many collectors crushed by a guess. You have videos. Yet they’ll decide and even when providing proof. They are right. Silly. I buy what I like but really feel for you. Very unfortunate and unfair. Thanks 🙏

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • Martin
    Martin Posts: 999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 4, 2023 9:59PM
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    @keyman64 pictures of the QC coins
    PLEASE. I’d like to see them

    Martin

  • alaura22
    alaura22 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @keyman64 said:
    I recently cut toned coins out of seven 1959 proof sets that were perfectly fine and untampered with. I sent 14 coins in to PCGS. They all came back AT/QC. I even took videos of the coins in their government packaging. I was planning to keep a couple and flip the rest. Now all I have is a mess and money tied up for a very very long time until I can get a few graded individually over time.

    A cautionary tale…

    Dumb question, could you have sent them in still in the cellophane?
    That's a bummer to get them back as QC/AT when you know they are/were original.

    Mike
    My Indians
    Dansco Set

  • coinkat
    coinkat Posts: 24,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 5, 2023 6:02AM
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    I really like the 1950 Proof set. That one is really tough to find in the original package. I had one when I was dealer, but I sold it because I already had a really nice set in my collection.


    It is possible to enjoy the box sets more in a Capital Plastics holder, but the from the 1955 flat packs to 1964, those sets a usually traded in the government packaging. So long as the package is in good shape, you may as well leave them in it.

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