Which is more valuable?
 

Which is more valuable?
Keeping a USMint coin(s) in their original holders and packaging or breaking
them out and having them slabbed.
To me it looks like a lot of people are breaking up a lot of the sets just
to get a elusive MS69 coin.
To me it looks like some kind of a lottery. How many sets get broke up to
get one really nice coin?
Thanks
Earl

Earl Bollinger wrote:
Which is more valuable?
Keeping a USMint coin(s) in their original holders and packaging or
breaking them out and having them slabbed.
To me it looks like a lot of people are breaking up a lot of the sets
just to get a elusive MS69 coin.
To me it looks like some kind of a lottery. How many sets get broke
up to get one really nice coin?

Well, keep in mind that you can always "unbreak" them, if you've saved
the original packaging. I think in a hundred years or so it might make a
difference, but for now it doesn't matter too much.

--
Bob

To me it looks like a lot of people are breaking up a lot of the sets
just to get a elusive MS69 coin.
To me it looks like some kind of a lottery. How many sets get broke
up to get one really nice coin?

The advantages of breaking them out is that
1- Your coins are better preserved in slabs than in original mint packaging.
2- Some psychologists think the primary human motivation is to seek certainty.
That explains the religious impulse. It also explains why some would rather
have a known MS-66 than an unknown ?MS-69?still in Mint packaging.
3- Some people can make a lot of money if they hit the lottery by getting a
high-grade coin out of their sets, and are willing to gamble.
4- Others just like to manipulate their belongings, exercising their rights of
ownership. When the thrill of inspecting them has worn off, the next step is
to change the packaging.

Regards,
Tom