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CarolinaChuck New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 12:58 pm Was going through old stuff from my youth and ran across an envelope with two proof sets given to me by my grandmother. The date on the envelope was 1962 and I had always assumed these sets to be 1960 from the year I was born-what happened to the 1960 set is beyond me; what was in the envelope was a 1971 and 1972 proof sets. Both sets are in 3x5 plastic with blue-green strips on the top and bottom and the coins are individually sealed: one Lincoln Penny with and S and one penny without; the nickle, dime, quarter, and Kennedy half dollar have no mint mark. Do I have a 1971 no S nickle? Why no mint marks on the other coins? Most proof sets I have seen are in hard plastic cases, why the different packaging? Thanks all in advance, I am not a coin collector so should I have someone look at them? I live in the Charlotte NC area if you all know anyone here-if needs be of course. Chuck Report this Post to the Staff

SpringCypress Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 1:38 pm I suspect what you have are mint sets and not proof sets. I'm pretty sure that in the early 70's the Philadelphia mint sets also included the S minted cents. Report this Post to the Staff
pman860507 Pillar of the Community United States 784 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 2:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 2:45 pm From the description you have half of a 1971 mint set and half of a 1972 mint set. Report this Post to the Staff
CarolinaChuck New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 3:04 pm Mint set? Proof set? I have no real idea about the differences, sorry-I truly know nothing about coin collecting. I kind of thought maybe Philly coins with a Sacramento penny thrown in. I guess these are in what is called a "flat pack." Sorry about not being able to add pictures. I do not have a macro lens so any pictures would look horrid up close, or about the size of a postage stamp with little detail. Lets say these are Philly mint sets, how does one discern a Philly minted nickle, and the no S nickle? Thanks for your time, Chuck Report this Post to the Staff
CarolinaChuck New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 3:07 pm Conder101, I believe your right. Chuck Report this Post to the Staff
Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 4:37 pm The 1971 No S nickel is a proof, meaning that it has sharp mirror-like fields and a cameo effect. Easily discernable from a regular uncirculated coin when compared side by side. Regular non-proof strike 1971 nickels without a mintmark were made at Philadelphia. Edited by Kefiroth 12/16/2011 4:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/16/2011 8:16 pm I'm sure Conder is correct. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 11:52 am They stopped using the flat pack pliofilm holders for the proof sets in 1964. When they returned in 1968 they were hard plastic holders. The 71 and 72 mint set pliofilm holders should have a gray plastic disk in them that says US Mint Philadelphia. The full mint sets had two flat packs, one with a red border and one with a blue or green blue border One holds the Denver coins while the other held the Philadelphia coins and the S mint cent. Report this Post to the Staff
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