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Pillar of the Community
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The early 50's sets came in boxes. 1955 had both boxes and flat packs. The eralier ones pre 1950 I believe came in a small envelope. But you won't find any in origanal packaging prior to 1950. or at least none I have ever seen
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Thanks guys. I appreciate it. Just trying to learn some new things. Really enjoy collecting even though I am new to it.
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Pillar of the Community
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if you do a search on ebay for proof sets, you will see the different packaging for certain years. Except 1949 and earlier which are in after market holders |
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New Member
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I have been getting many of my sets on ebay. Hopefully everything is legit. Looking on there is one of the reasons I was confused in the first place. Seems like some of the same years are offered in different packages. I'm learning. :) Just got a 1955 in a holder on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
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A lot of people took the earlier proof sets out of the original packaging and put them in Capital holders, which were plastic holders made by a private company.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Always check to make sure there is no or little possibilities of air leakage in any of those.I suggest you put them in a Zip Lock Plastic Bag for long term storage just to make sure. Better to spend a few cents on those than allow an old Proof set to get all messes up.
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Valued Member
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As onejinx said, the early 1950's sets came in a small box, about 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch tall. Each coin was in it's own cellophane pouch. Problem is, the cellophane became very brittle over a period of years, and pretty much disintegrated. The coins were left floating around unprotected in the box with flakes of cellophane. I kind of doubt any remain in original packaging for that reason. However, a number of the boxes still exist.
ACE Mike
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New Member
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Wow!! Great information from everyone. I appreciate it. While this is a newer hobby, I have been learning a lot.
Here is another question if someone knows the answer. Is there a way to tell if the proof set is a Silver Proof Set or if it is just a regular proof set?
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Moderator
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Yes.
When in the original government packaging it is easy because they insert of the lens is a different colour. For the last 12 years there was a red insert for silver and blue for clad. Starting this year the silver coins have a black insert, while the clad ones are brown/tan/beige.
If they have been removed, it is as easy as looking at the edge of the coin.
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Moderator
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2011 Silver 2011 Clad Official images from catalog.usmint.gov
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Moderator
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2010 Silver 2010 Clad Official images from catalog.usmint.gov
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a proof set from either 1954 or 1955 that came in that small whitish colored box that somebody described earlier. Each coin is sealed in its own cellophane (?, not sure exactly what the plastic type material is) and I think they might be attached by a small staple. All of the cellophane is intact and the coins are all in nice shape. I would never remove them from their packaging because the original packaging is part of the appeal for me. Now in the future, if I still have it and the cellophane is breaking down or something, then I would put it in a nice holder, but so far it still looks great.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes in the boxes, the cellophanes were attached by a staple. Which always corrodes over time.
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Nice link!  |
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