nice toning on these proof sets

JRocco · July 23, 2004 11:39AM

I let these 54 and 55 proof sets see the light of day after many years of hiding and I am happy at the toning that has taken place. These are nice coins in really old very scratched cases.

Coinerww · July 23, 2004 11:39AM

Proof sets or mint sets?

JRocco · July 23, 2004 12:20PM

They are both proof sets. The toning is much more vivid than the pics show cause those colored cases muted the colors on the coins.

Myqqy · July 23, 2004 3:22PM

Where did you locate these proof sets with these old plastic cases?? Looks like the 54 franklin is especially nice....!

JRocco · July 24, 2004 1:40AM

Myqqy, I got these with paper boy money when I was a kid maybe 35 years ago. I befriended a local coin shop guy (whose name I do not remember

) and I used to stop in there constantly looking at his coins. I was about 10 years old and he helped me greatly and used to let me put coins aside and pay him weekly till I paid them up. I must say I have some really nice coins that he set aside for me. He put together this proof set, as well as many others, for me and these have been stored in a bank box for a really long time. You can see in the pic where I pulled off the price tag as a kid and it looks now as it did 35 some odd years ago. I love this hobby.

nice toning on these proof sets

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