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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7564002, member: 112"]There are fake examples of all of the Mint Sets and Proof Sets from 1936 on until they started issuing them in the hard plastic cases. And yes that includes those issued in the pliofilm flat packs. I've never seen or heard of a fake set in the hard plastic case but that doesn't mean none exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only way you can tell a fake from a genuine set is by being familiar enough with the genuine sets to recognize a fake set when you see one. The coins are usually genuine, it's the packaging that's faked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7564002, member: 112"]There are fake examples of all of the Mint Sets and Proof Sets from 1936 on until they started issuing them in the hard plastic cases. And yes that includes those issued in the pliofilm flat packs. I've never seen or heard of a fake set in the hard plastic case but that doesn't mean none exist. The only way you can tell a fake from a genuine set is by being familiar enough with the genuine sets to recognize a fake set when you see one. The coins are usually genuine, it's the packaging that's faked.[/QUOTE]
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