Has the OP measured its weight or taken it to a shop yet?
Some pepto-bismol (or the ignore button) would work wonders for me... :D
And what specifically about the coins makes you think they are not proofs?
Are you judging it by the layout of the set, or the actual coins?
I got it for a bit shy of $100...I checked sold ebay listings and it seemed reasonable. There were some of lesser quality going for less, and some...
The cent definitely looks like a proof. I can't say anything about the others because I don't really know the characteristics of proofs from other...
Woohoo, another Colonial for my set! [ATTACH]
Could you post pics here, Rascal? I'd like to see it... :)
1989 was the last year that mintmarks were hand-punched into the working dies.
The one that looks most like a proof from what I can see is the cent. Straight-on pictures would help us with the diagnosis...
Tommy, here is a note lookup you can do. I looked yours up and it gave me some info. I don't think yours is rare for that year....
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