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I have a couple Mint sets laying around, and was wondering if I should break them open. One is a 1969, and found RPMs on both the "D" and "S" lincolns . Or, should I leave them together and let it sit as a "collectors" item?
I think this is purely a personal choice. Mint sets do cary a pretty nice premium when kept intact, and once broken up, it will be hard to ever prove again where they came from. If the rpm's are nice ones you will probably come out ahead by breaking them up and possibly submitting them for grading. I do not make these decisions lightly and usually keep all my sets intact. Good luck!
I have broken some open for putting the recent 2005-2010 satins in my dansco. But the 2008 - I believe - is worth keeping together. So in future - unless there is a wonder coin to be graded - I will keep together.
Rog
Break them up and if you want , just buy another set. I've seen 69,sets go for as little as $7~10. Your set is worth more broken up IMO, because you could sell off the RPMs, and then left with at least a nice mint 69 worth about $5 in silver etc
I agree its worth more broken up and sold by type. collectors will buy what they collect still in cello because they know its never been touched by human hands outside the mint.....
I would suggest first being certain that the RPMs you found are indeed RPMs - then it would be worth it. If you are busting out what you think MIGHT be RPMs, then you would almost certainly lose value in the set breaking it open.
1969 RPMs are NOT a dime a dozen - they are rather difficult to find. The mere thought that you have ONE mint set containing TWO RPMs sounds a bit on the unbelievable side.
Charles D. Daughtrey, NLG, Author, "Looking Through Lincoln Cents"
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First off, thank you all for the advice! I think it comes down to confirming that mine are RPMs....
Originally posted by coppercoins
I would suggest first being certain that the RPMs you found are indeed RPMs - then it would be worth it. If you are busting out what you think MIGHT be RPMs, then you would almost certainly lose value in the set breaking it open.
1969 RPMs are NOT a dime a dozen - they are rather difficult to find. The mere thought that you have ONE mint set containing TWO RPMs sounds a bit on the unbelievable side.
Hmmm....I see. I will try and take pictures and post them when I can on this thread. I'm pretty sure on the D since it has a pretty obvious mark inside the D....either that or it's a REALLY strange die chip lol.
Since I'm not really experienced on S mintmarks, I will have to confirm it. However, in the midst of al the humps lumps and bumps within the mintmark, it appears to have split serifs. Will post pics as son as I get the chance.
A closer image might help. Hard to tell with the mint mark looks like?
Richard S. Cooper Some have asked about my images I use, and I'm glad to say I've completed a DVD of these. Ask if you are interested. Newer members like these.
Mark: Have you looked at coppercoins.com to see if there is a match there? The RPMs run in the $5-$20 range. But Comparing you coin to the images/markers there might help to determine if it is one of the ones listed. If not you may want to not open it yet. The images is pixelated a lot enlarged. If you are looking at the mark inside the lower area above the lower serif, the is punch damage. But if it is on the upper serif, it may be a split upper. There are two listed one coppercoins.com. So take a look there before opening you mint set.
Richard S. Cooper Some have asked about my images I use, and I'm glad to say I've completed a DVD of these. Ask if you are interested. Newer members like these.
Unfortunately I have to agree with the others on this - I can't see anything from the images. They will have to be lit a little better and magnified a little more - blowing up the images you have just pixellates them - it doesn't actually magnify them more.
Charles D. Daughtrey, NLG, Author, "Looking Through Lincoln Cents"
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. Or, should I leave them together and let it sit as a "collectors" item?
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! 
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