Chris, I still need to send it to PCGS but quite a few people have contacted me about buying it. It’ll stay where it is for the time being (except when it goes to PCGS).
I'd do individual consecutive holders.
I have a 1940 PS in the NGC multi holder and frankly, liked it better in the old blue Capitol plastic proof set holder.
The spacing on the multi holder is awkward with all the space around the coins. One would think that a TPG could have a holder that is coin size.
I still debate getting a Cap Plastic blue holder and putting it back like it was.
Bought a 1954 proof set many years ago. Coins came in cellophane packets stapled together. Put them in a Capitol holder. Don't ask how many staples.
The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
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Bought a 1954 proof set many years ago. Coins came in cellophane packets stapled together. Put them in a Capitol holder. Don't ask how many staples.
The Mint used to sell proof coins individually, but I'm guessing that most people bought all of the coins as a set. I remember my grandfather had some of these in the cellophane envelopes. Most of the cello envelopes I've ever seen had turned yellowish, so this set has been stored exceptionally well.
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The packaging for pre-1950 Proof coins has been an enthusiastically discussed topic here for quite a long time, perhaps since before the OP was born!! Despite quite a bit of research by others(and some by me) I have yet to see any definitive answer describing how the Mint mailed coins to customers, something from archived Mint reports or a publication contemporary to the time period in question. What we have by way of "proof" is anecdotal accounts given by some members and evidence from independent researchers about what they have seen. Absent that I tend to remain skeptical of reports which claim to be "original" in nature. The OP has asserted that the cello pouches seem to be different in nature than what he has seen from 1950-1954 sets, but even within that time period there were slight variations and it is possible/probable that any pouches with similar characteristics may have already been destroyed.
Certainty about the 1936-1942 issues would be nice and I've always thought someone like @PhillyJoe could help with this riddle. I've met a few of the really big searchers at shows, Jeff Werlin and Val Webb, and they couldn't provide a definitive answer to this puzzle. To be honest, I doubt we will ever have any absolute answer and time is growing short.
Neat set. Just saw the Boston collection on Heritage. That auction has hundreds of unopened 40's and 50's proof and mint sets. Also, hundreds of bank rolls from 40' and 50's. Incredible to have so many come to market at the same time.
Edit, The proof and mint sets are mainly 1950 and up to 1959. The 1942 sets were opened and graded. There are some unmarked proof sets so gamblers welcome.
That 1942 Proof Set looks like just the sort of evidence needed to verify the packaging they came in. The letter is really cool piece of Exonumia and it would be nice to know what the packaging inside of the box was like.
Yes, here they are if anyone is wondering. I'll use my most recent pics. This set is, to my knowledge, the finest original Proof set of the 1936-1942 era. As it stands now, this is the #8 all time set for 1942, original or not (all sets above are "non-original" sets.
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Chris, I still need to send it to PCGS but quite a few people have contacted me about buying it. It’ll stay where it is for the time being (except when it goes to PCGS).
Coin Photographer.
I'd do individual consecutive holders.
I have a 1940 PS in the NGC multi holder and frankly, liked it better in the old blue Capitol plastic proof set holder.
The spacing on the multi holder is awkward with all the space around the coins. One would think that a TPG could have a holder that is coin size.
I still debate getting a Cap Plastic blue holder and putting it back like it was.
As a newbie I'm interested to know where the blue color on the half dollar came from.
Nice looking set! I especially like that clean Merc and the blue Walker...... Shame about the Washington, though.
Any number of sources....most likely from the composition of the original packaging (box or envelope).
Bought a 1954 proof set many years ago. Coins came in cellophane packets stapled together. Put them in a Capitol holder. Don't ask how many staples.
The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
How many staples?
The Mint used to sell proof coins individually, but I'm guessing that most people bought all of the coins as a set. I remember my grandfather had some of these in the cellophane envelopes. Most of the cello envelopes I've ever seen had turned yellowish, so this set has been stored exceptionally well.
I knew it would happen.
The packaging for pre-1950 Proof coins has been an enthusiastically discussed topic here for quite a long time, perhaps since before the OP was born!!
Despite quite a bit of research by others(and some by me) I have yet to see any definitive answer describing how the Mint mailed coins to customers, something from archived Mint reports or a publication contemporary to the time period in question. What we have by way of "proof" is anecdotal accounts given by some members and evidence from independent researchers about what they have seen. Absent that I tend to remain skeptical of reports which claim to be "original" in nature. The OP has asserted that the cello pouches seem to be different in nature than what he has seen from 1950-1954 sets, but even within that time period there were slight variations and it is possible/probable that any pouches with similar characteristics may have already been destroyed.
Certainty about the 1936-1942 issues would be nice and I've always thought someone like @PhillyJoe could help with this riddle. I've met a few of the really big searchers at shows, Jeff Werlin and Val Webb, and they couldn't provide a definitive answer to this puzzle. To be honest, I doubt we will ever have any absolute answer and time is growing short.
Neat set. Just saw the Boston collection on Heritage. That auction has hundreds of unopened 40's and 50's proof and mint sets. Also, hundreds of bank rolls from 40' and 50's. Incredible to have so many come to market at the same time.
Edit, The proof and mint sets are mainly 1950 and up to 1959. The 1942 sets were opened and graded. There are some unmarked proof sets so gamblers welcome.
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$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
That 1942 Proof Set looks like just the sort of evidence needed to verify the packaging they came in. The letter is really cool piece of Exonumia and it would be nice to know what the packaging inside of the box was like.
Nice set
amazing results posted in another thread .... SCORE
Yes, here they are if anyone is wondering. I'll use my most recent pics. This set is, to my knowledge, the finest original Proof set of the 1936-1942 era. As it stands now, this is the #8 all time set for 1942, original or not (all sets above are "non-original" sets.
Half - PCGS PR68
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Quarter - PCGS PR67+
Dime - PCGS PR67+
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Nickel - PCGS PR67
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Cent - PCGS PR66RD
Coin Photographer.
Good for you! Great results!
My current "Box of 20"
@FlyingAl
I was against sending them in. You made the right call.
Martin
That blue on the half is almost unique. At least I've never seen such a blue toning that rich.