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LibertyEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1189 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 11:05 am What is the story on those "premier" silver proof sets that look like the regular ones? Aside from the case looking like it props up? Why did they make this set if it's just like the normal release silver proof set? Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 11:25 am what year did the mint first make a proof set? Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7192 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 12:06 pm I think the first proof "set" was in 1936. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 1:34 pm Yes, the actual official set was made in 1936 but before that you could buy other proof sets from the mint, just not of every denomination in the same set. Report this Post to the Staff
welder Pillar of the Community United States 1037 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 10:33 pm With the 2012 Silver proof set, the Mint cut off sales just before Christmas, which is why this set sells for big bucks. I waited too long to buy from the Mint and had to pay a slight premium for it. Lucky I bought it about a month after it sold out, so I didn't have to pay today's higher premium. I do like the Premier silver set over the standard silver set. I stay away from the Prestige sets due to the Kennedy and Dime are clad, with the commemorative $1 coin being silver. I have collected all the silver proof sets from 1992 to present. I did this by shopping ebay for acceptable deals. I set a price limit to avoid over paying for the sets, if I got outbid, I knew there will be another set coming up in no time. Being patient is the key for the best deals in your price range. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/04/2016 11:40 am Quote: what year did the mint first make a proof set? Quote: I think the first proof "set" was Quote: Yes, the actual official set was made in 1936 but before that you could buy other proof sets from the mint, just not of every denomination in the same set. Complicated question and answer. The mint began openly selling proofs to the public in 1858, and you could buy individual coins. They also offered a "set" of the minor coins after the mid 1860's. For a short time in I believe the 1870's you could ONLY buy full sets of proofs (gold sets or silver sets. The minor coins were included in the silver sets) but this was quickly discontinued and they went back to individual coin sales. Proof coin sales ended after 1916. In the "modern" era proofs came back in 1936 but they were NOT sold as sets. They were sold once again as individual coins. Yes you could order one of each coin, but you were still buying individual coins, not a "set". That continued through 1942 when the proof coins went away again. When they came back in 1950 they were sold as full sets ONLY. You could no longer buy individual coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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