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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;waterfallice, post: 7850522, member: 119337&quot;]Sorry if my post wasn&#039;t very clear.&nbsp; The early US Mint Sets from 1947-1958 were known as &quot;Double Mint Sets&quot; as they came with two coins each from each mint. They were in these boards with paper covering - one for each mint. The coins would often fall out and not always be placed properly but its usually obvious if they are the original. The original paper is plain with no official markings and usually green but I&#039;ve seen pink as well. There may have been other colors too. These boards (2 or 3 depending on the year) would then go into another classic mint manila envelope with the mint address. This would then all go into a registered mailing envelope. Sets with all the OP can bring a premium. For example the 1947 version had only 5,000 sets assembled and the 47, 48 &amp; 49 generally run $1,000 or more retail/auction. I agree anyone can put together any variety of their own mint and year sets but to promote one as pristine and original from the mint but it is not would be a form of counterfeiting. The challenge is these sets have fewer places for indicators than something like a fake PCGS slab. It&#039;s a really fun and tough set to hunt and collect.&nbsp; I only need the 55 and 56 versions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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