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for the very knowledgable people here, I ask

pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
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is this a proof set, or a mint set:

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I will elaborate on this only if need be, but for now I just pose a question


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  • mingotmingot Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭
    Proof set.
    Sell me a coin or three!
  • DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,897 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ditto. Proof Set.

    Drunner
    (Doily Proofs are fun!)
  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭
    Proof.

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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    theres a reason for this, and if need be this will get real interesting so ya might want to
    pop smoe corn (some for the no "OF" crowd)
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  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was gonna say proof also...what's down in the corner of that envelope...or is that an Ebay shot?
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭


    << <i>I was gonna say proof also...what's down in the corner of that envelope...or is that an Ebay shot? >>



    ebay shot link is below it
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  • mingotmingot Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭
    Thats the ebay watermark.

    @ponti, I need to go to sleep asap, can you PM the plot summary image
    Sell me a coin or three!
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    any details will be disclosed if need be, for now just an educational thread for those who claim to be collectors but do not know the difference
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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    It's a Mint Proof set. image
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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    im out for the night, rock on
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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭


    << <i>It's a Mint Proof set. image >>



    LOL@U
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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Ut's a Pah-roof Set!

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  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I believe it was originally @ $22.95 which is basically melt. image

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It'a Philadelphia mint proof set. It's both!

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  • chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    a philly proof set...mint sets were issued from san francisco
  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's a 63 proof set from the Philly Mint and if given to ya from granpa or grandma
    or from mom or dad it's value is pricless, but if it's on ebay it's about $24.00 Bucks.

    Says you will elaborate if need beimage Ahhhh I got to go to sleep to !!!!
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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>a philly proof set...mint sets were issued from san francisco >>



    I love Ghirardelli mints from San Francisco! image
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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    The octagon embossed foil seal that is enclosed inside certifies this as a Proof set, period.
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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,924 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's also real easy because after the
    date on the lower left side of the
    envelope, it says "PC"

    That means 'Proof Coins'
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...ditto, fred. image
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK... now that we have established what it is, can we have the 'why' of the OP?? image Cheers, RickO
  • WhitWhit Posts: 347 ✭✭✭
    Hello all: I do not know Pontiacinf or the reason for his question or the significance of his posted link, but the thread did remind me of an encounter I had at a small CT show a few weeks ago. An elderly gent had set up a table of US coins which he claimed (and I have no reason to doubt) represented his holdings after many years of collecting. Among the items was a 1958 Philly cent in a 2-by-2 marked $1500.00. I was completely mystified. The coin was absolutely and without question a mid-grade proof with the typical watery mirrors and no frost. What was I was missing? Wrong metal, perhaps? Split planchet? Micro-autographed by JFK? Finally, I had to ask. He replied, "That's not a proof. That came from a mint set." Three times I asked if he was absolutely certain, wanting him to admit the slightest possibility that he was mis-remembering. No success there. He sincerely believed that his proof 1958 cent is a business strike. And so it sat, right next to his 1958 proof Jefferson, also priced at $1500.00.

    If I see this again, I'm going to mention it to the show manager.

    Whit.
    Whit

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