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technically, can I use an old proof set for my type set?

TommyBTommyB Posts: 676
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IE. I have several old 1956 proof sets because it was my birth year. Can those be used in my 20th century type set? Or should they be business strikes? Just curious.

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  • DesertLizardDesertLizard Posts: 702 ✭
    proofs are allowed
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    It depends on what you want. Some people only want bussiness strikes others are happy with a mix of both. Me, I'm build one all in proof except the Standing Liberty quarter and the Peace dollar. I have everything except the Barbers and the Buffalo now.
  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    Depends which set you are building... one is circulation strikes only. Couldn't use those there.
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Type means an example of each type of coin and Proof is merely different manufacturing process used for that example.
    One of the reasons I got out of the Registry Set Rat Race was that I had rare high grade high priced Mint State coins and other collectors were outranking me with their sleazy $30 Teletrade Pr. 69 DCams.
    However PCGS now provides both MS & Prf and mixed sets catagories.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • MrLeeMrLee Posts: 1,848 ✭✭✭
    Dog would know. He's the man.

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