When making a 1940 proof set

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  1. Basset hound

    Basset hound Member

    Hello

    When making your own proof set should you stay with a certain mint PDS.
     
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  3. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Kind of up to you. I just put together a 1945 birth year set (no proofs that year) and in order for it to not get too high, I ignored mints. Hey, wait a minute, proof coins were all Philadelphia in 1940...yes?
     
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  4. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    For a 1940 proof set you would have to.
     
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  5. Christopher290

    Christopher290 Active Member

    I would say so... up to you though, my guy
     
  6. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    All 1940 proof coins were minted in Philly.
     
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  7. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Yes, all proofs, (save for a few special "branch mint proofs, although many call them specimens), in the US were minted at the main coinage facility in Philadelphia until 1968. Then SF took over for most proof issue, (West Point ramping up later on).

    So a 1940 real proof set would be P mint proof coins. A year set is a privately assembled collection of all coins struck that year, and can be any mint you want. Remember, "proof" is a method of manufacture different than business strike, so coins that were never struck as a proof will never really be a proof set.
     
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