British Proof Set Mintages / Values? 1971, Etc

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satxwd Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 08/13/2011 7:17 pm Yesterday I bought a stack of British proof sets from a coin shop. All came in the original boxes and were priced between $3-$5 for most of them. Another was $15 (with an additional 30% discount) and still another was $21 (again with 30% discount). This is my question. Is there any difference or varieties in the 1971 proof sets? The reason I ask is because I bought two 1971 proof sets yesterday. One was marked $21 and the other was marked $3. All in the same stack and same shop. The coins and boxes look the same with no problems. Yes, they are both proof sets. Here is the list of what I bought: 1970- $5 1971- $3 1971- $21 1979- $4 1979- $5 1981- $15 1982- $4 I also picked up a New Zealand set for $4 Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/13/2011 8:14 pm Without pics, it's hard to tell. The only obvious thing that comes to mind is that 1971 is the year the UK changed from L.S.D. to decimal currency. Do you have two entirely diferent sets? Even so, sounds like you may have a bargain. Bob Report this Post to the Staff
bilnic Valued Member United Kingdom 114 Posts	Posted 08/13/2011 9:15 pm To the best of my knowledge, there was only one 1971 set, proofs, six coins. The sets were actually made available during 1973. Just as an aside, the 1972 - 1976 sets were all issued in 1976. Bill. Report this Post to the Staff
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