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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BR549, post: 987926, member: 7110&quot;]Just for buyers who like to delve into the unknown hoping to hit it HUGE, sellers dressed up all manner of boxes to simulate original mint issued proof sets. You can even have a rubber stamp made up to look like the 1955 stamp, write on the boxes like the mint works did, get the same color boxes, tape...I&#039;d be willing to bet there are only a small percentage of this era that have not been opened for one reason or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reasoing:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. advent of e-bay (easy to pull off a scam)</p><p>2. advent of grading services (get proof coins into plastic for flipping)</p><p>3. greed/gambling</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Collecting</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: There was a thread on another chat board about a year ago where the shipping label used by the Mint was reproduced to represent what was used in that time era, it was that well concocted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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