Proof set wrappers clouded

Hello folks. I have some proof sets from 1959 to 1963 that are
in the original celophane wrappers, but the wrappers are clouded.
I took one set out and put it in a plastic holder, and the coins
look great. Will I be messing up the worth of these sets if I remove
them from the original wrappers? Will it eventually hurt the coins
or make them tarnish? I'd sure like to put them into plastic as they
look much better.

Thanks

Bill Roccia

"roach" wrote in -
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Hello folks. I have some proof sets from 1959 to 1963 that are
in the original celophane wrappers, but the wrappers are clouded.
I took one set out and put it in a plastic holder, and the coins
look great. Will I be messing up the worth of these sets if I remove
them from the original wrappers? Will it eventually hurt the coins
or make them tarnish? I'd sure like to put them into plastic as they
look much better.

Thanks

Bill Roccia




Conventional wisdom says that if it's out of the mint package it's worth
less. But...

Cruise the completed listings on eBay and see for yourself. I looked at
1959 and 1961 proof sets there and, whether in original mint packaging or
in a Capital plastic holder, the prices are about the same. I moved a
couple proof sets in that time range to plastic 40 years or so ago, and
they don't seem any worse for it. I've got a few proof sets from about
that time still in mint packaging that have some tarnish on the silver
coins. And some that don't. So obviously, YMMV. Heck, MY MMV...

-Alan

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"roach" wrote in -
september.org:

Hello folks. I have some proof sets from 1959 to 1963 that are
in the original celophane wrappers, but the wrappers are clouded.
I took one set out and put it in a plastic holder, and the coins
look great. Will I be messing up the worth of these sets if I remove
them from the original wrappers? Will it eventually hurt the coins
or make them tarnish? I'd sure like to put them into plastic as they
look much better.

Thanks

Bill Roccia




Conventional wisdom says that if it's out of the mint package it's worth
less. But...

Cruise the completed listings on eBay and see for yourself. I looked at
1959 and 1961 proof sets there and, whether in original mint packaging or
in a Capital plastic holder, the prices are about the same. I moved a
couple proof sets in that time range to plastic 40 years or so ago, and
they don't seem any worse for it. I've got a few proof sets from about
that time still in mint packaging that have some tarnish on the silver
coins. And some that don't. So obviously, YMMV. Heck, MY MMV...

-Alan

Thanks Alan. I'll be moving them over, for one because they're much
prettier to look at in plastic, and two, I have no intention of selling
them.

One set has toned beautifully, with the Franklin half a perfectly
even golden color. I'd post a pic somewhere, but I know a photo
wouldn't do the color justice.

Thanks again
Bill Roccia