A word of caution for those buying "unopened" proof sets

sadysta1

One of the more interestd items I saw in Baltimore was a stack of proof set envelopes. Apparently someone is reprinting them and they look identical to the old envelopes. I thought I should pass it along to the people who may not know about it.

fivecents

Yeah, I have seen these also. I think you can tell a difference between the real and the fake envelopes by the Treasury department zip code on the front of the envelope. The real envelopes have the zip code 30, the fake ones have a six digit zip code. Can anyone else verify this?

FC57Coins

I've heard that the envelopes are being printed to look identical to the original ones - I think you can even get them on ebay now and again. The only difference is that the new envelopes are about an 1/8 of an inch or less longer than the new ones.

BillJones

Somebody made fake boxes too like the ones that were used for the 1950 through 1955 box sets too. I have one somewhere in my rogues' gallery of odd numismatic devices. One of the tip-offs is that the counterfiet boxes often look "too nice." They are clean, and look like they have not seen much "numismatic circulation."