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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 164991, member: 6492&quot;]Howdy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The US didn&#039;t make proof sets in 1947, but you can buy him a 20 Anniversary Silver Dollar set from the mint at <a href="http://www.usmint.gov" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov" rel="nofollow">www.usmint.gov</a> as suggested.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another alternative would be to put together either a date set or a date and mint mark set from 1947 of US coinage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is new enough that you could buy Uncirculated and most coin dealers have plastic holders for year sets.&nbsp; There were three mints working that year - Philadelphia with no mint mark, Denver with a D and San Francisco with an S.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whatever you do DO NOT buy anything off of a TV ad or shopping channel.&nbsp; Their prices are normally 50-100% over retail and they are generally considered an offense to mankind by the numismatic community.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>good luck and congrats,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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