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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 285153, member: 112&quot;]In &#039;55 there were 2 different types of packaging for Proof sets. Type 1 was the old style - the coins came in cellophane sleeves, one per coin, wrapped in tissue paper and it was all inside a small cardboard box about 3 inches square. Type 2 was the flat pack - all of the coins were encased together in a pliofilm sleeve about 5&quot; x 7&quot; and they were shipped in regular envelopes. As were all Proof sets until 1968 - then came the hard cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>The box sets looked like <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1953-Box-Proof-Set-Fully-Original-100-Authentic-B_W0QQitemZ230180408455QQihZ013QQcategoryZ41111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1953-Box-Proof-Set-Fully-Original-100-Authentic-B_W0QQitemZ230180408455QQihZ013QQcategoryZ41111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">THIS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The flat packs looked like - <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1955-U-S-MINT-PROOF-SET-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ320168443784QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1955-U-S-MINT-PROOF-SET-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ320168443784QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">THIS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if yours do not look like those, then they are not original Proof sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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