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Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
The later versions eliminated the staples. No more rust, but the coins tend to develop a lavender toning. Russ, NCNE -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
<< <i> << <i>You coins look like they are in polyethelyne sleeves. >> Which is what they switched to in mid-1954. Russ, NCNE >> Russ is correct. But the '55 sets came in cellophane / box sets & flat packs. I always found it interesting that these plastic sleeves were not used on any of the '55 sets. Only in '54 were they… -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
Wow, Russ. Good looking '54 set! -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
<< <i>You coins look like they are in polyethelyne sleeves. >> Which is what they switched to in mid-1954. Russ, NCNE -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
Russ, I was not aware that they eliminated the staples. As far as I know he staples stayed through the end of the boxed sets. The set you showed has had the coins removed from the original envelopes which were cellophane through all te boxed sets as far as I know. You coins look like they are in polyethelyne sleeves. -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
<< <i>I always found it interesting that these plastic sleeves were not used on any of the '55 sets. >> Actually, they were: I've never seen a '55 boxed set where they weren't. Edited to note: I just checked a '55 set and it's a combination of the new sleeve material and staples. So, while the mint didn't use the crackly… -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
Wow! I've never seen a '55 set in the crispy stuff, and I've looked at a zillion of them, (it's my birth year). I wonder if the mint had some leftover packaging and produced some? << <i>And the only book - at least that I know of - that was written on Mint & Proof sets states that the '55 came in cellophane & flat packs.… -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
<< <i>Wow! I've never seen a '55 set in the crispy stuff, and I've looked at a zillion of them, (it's my birth year). I wonder if the mint had some leftover packaging and produced some? >> No idea Russ. Until I saw your pic I would have bet a lot that the '55 set was not issued in plastic. I've looked at so many sets… -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
<< <i> Sets from 1950 to mid way 1954 were in cellophane and stapled together. In mid 1954 and for all of the 1955 boxes the mint packaged the coins in the hazy plastic stuff and stapled the coins together. >> Hmmmmm - just goes to show ya we don't always know what we think we know. And yes that goes for me too. Here's a… -
Re: Does anyone have a picture of a early 1950's box proof set (as opposed to a flat pack)?
My wife has two sets in the box. We think they are becoming scarcer in the original packaging because people keep breaking the sets up for one reason or another. The staples do rust and the coins should not be touching them.
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