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1961 US Mint Proof Set, Finnaly Opened.

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 Posted 08/23/2018  11:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mtuma3 to your friends list
I didn't trust the cello packs back then. I moved them into display boxes with airtites.

This is my 1956 Set.


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 Posted 08/23/2018  11:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list
Harley, I love the toning on your Nickel! That's pretty cool looking.
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 Posted 08/24/2018  03:17 am  Show Profile   Check spru's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add spru to your friends list

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but the nickel was really a neon pink, blue and, green, I never seen a nickel tone that color before


I have one that is quite similar...

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 Posted 08/24/2018  05:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oober to your friends list
Took all of my late 50's- 64 proof sets out of the cello packs, put them in airtites and into airtite tubes just to maintain some of the color that some of them have and the ones that don't have color stay the same....

I know a lot love the tarnish, and myself don't mind it to a certain point, but if not contained/stopped it will eventually get pretty ugly.
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 Posted 08/24/2018  07:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add scopru to your friends list
harley and spruett the toning on those nickels are beautiful.
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 Posted 08/24/2018  11:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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the nickel was really a neon pink, blue and, green, I never seen a nickel tone that color before
I love how that nickel looks The dime seems to have some good toning as well.


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I didn't trust the cello packs back then. I moved them into display boxes with airtites. This is my 1956 Set.
That looks fantastic!
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 Posted 08/24/2018  12:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bump111 to your friends list

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That looks fantastic!


I agree. I was just calculating how much it would cost to move all mine into something like that...

Hmmmmm....
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 Posted 08/24/2018  12:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add USSID18 to your friends list

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I got a replacement, but the house said most people liked getting a sealed one...never again for me!


Ouch!!
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 Posted 08/24/2018  1:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TheForce to your friends list
I would be furious to pay good money to get a set like that. I'm to the point I want to see actual pictures and not stock photos.
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 Posted 08/24/2018  2:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Crazyb0 to your friends list
Ya, darn thing was about my nasty set was the disme and nickel were actually a fairly high grade...sent them back!

Wonder who the losers were who wound up with a "toned" Quarter or Half!
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 Posted 08/24/2018  4:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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I agree. I was just calculating how much it would cost to move all mine into something like that...
If you do it we will want photos!
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 Posted 08/24/2018  5:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add harley1960 to your friends list
thank you everyone for your comments and the time to check the set out.
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 Posted 08/25/2018  12:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CelticKnot to your friends list
Toning is not something I usually seek out but your nickel and dime are spectacular.

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 Posted 08/25/2018  06:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list
Possibly one of the many reasons Proof sets are falling in value all the time.
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 Posted 08/25/2018  09:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add muddler to your friends list
Great toning on your nickle,I have a 1952 set with lots of toning.


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