This proof set is the coolest. If I had a spare $300,000 I would buy it in a heartbeat.:kewl: Charlie Samuel Mills Damon Collection
Isn't that the "King Of Siam" proof set?That set was given as a gift to the King (same one as in "The King and I") by the United States.
Both sets are absolutely stunning, and I'm not sure which is to be preferred - the large 1876 or the ultra-rare 1834. (The 1804 was a cute touch.) I've heard rumors of an 1870 setsomewhere. it would include every denomination ever struck except the half cent - the 2 cent, 3 cent, nickel, half dime & 20 cent pieces. I am trying tp buiild a 1796 set of non-gold coins in XF-AU, really difficult finding them all. All I lack are the dime & dollar - I have a a 1795 & 1797 dollar but that 1796 is hard to find and an affordable dime seems even more elusive! By the way, are the sets above for sale?
There are quite a few of these older Proof sets. They were mainly issued as presentation sets to a person of note. Finding them still intact in the original presentation case is the hard part. They do come up for sale every so often - and they aint cheap, usually in the hundreds of thousands. The '34 set was up for sale for about 2 years with an asking price of 10 million. It finally sold for 8.5 million.
Hundreds of thousands may be in smb's range though, since he is doing a 1796 set in XF/AU and already has the half, which is a $75k-$100k coin and the quarter which is a $25k+ coin. Ahhh, someday I will acquire something that is a cornerstone piece for my collection. That may be quite a while off though.
Nice!!!!! And to think I was inpressed that I had a few 196x proofs... The quality or shape that those are still in amazes me... Theres like 14 coins in there; anyone know what they all are???
Row one, Left to right: $1 gold piece, $2.50 Liberty quarter eagle, $3 gold piece, $5 Liberty half eagle, $10 Liberty eagle, and $20 Liberty double eagle. Row two, L to R: Trade dollar, seated half dollar, seated quarter dollar, seated 20¢ piece, and seated dime. Row three, L to R: shield nickel, 3¢ nickel, and an Indian head cent.
