How do you store your early Proof Sets?

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The fundamental problem is that atmosperic conditions could easily seal an unsealed envelope at some point during its' long history, with carelessness and not deliberacy as the cause. There doesn't seem to be definitive Mint record on the subject - in a world where people like Roger Burdette exist, we'd know if it were there - so it remains a perpetual 1964 Peace Dollar-type topic.

Meat for discussion, which is good for forums.

 

$2.10 if I remember correctly...don't know if that included postage or not.

 

I don't know what the US Mint sales price was, but I think $2.10 sounds about right. The price I referred to was what most dealers sold them for at some time during the 1970's. Let's be honest, if it wasn't for the silver value, most of these toned and spotted 1960's proof sets would probably still sell for around $3.00.

That being said, these sets are still a great way, especially for a young collector, to own and enjoy 50 year old silver proof coins at an affordable price, especially since silver is currently much lower in price than a few years ago.

 

One of the first coin gifts I ever got was a 1964 proof set and it really addicted me.