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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1131631, member: 112&quot;]But do you know when your grandfather purchased them ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent many, many years, most of my life collecting original Mint and Proof sets. Buying them from dealers, magazine ads, at shows, on the internet, and from private individuals. And never once did I ever see even a single set where the packaging was in the condition those are in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Couple that with the facts that I know for a certainty that counterfeit Mint Sets and Proof sets were manufactured, right down to the fake pliofilm sleeves of the flat packs. That many of the sets like those you picture had the original cellophane sleeves replaced with modern, soft plastic sleeves. And that in many cases the coins themselves were replaced with inferior examples gathered from sources other than the original sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you have the experience and this knowledge, you begin to question things when you see sets like those in your picture. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t tell you how many times I have seen people bring out coins with the story that - &quot;these have been in my family for generations&quot; - only to find out that the coins were either outright fakes or altered coins. But of course everybody thinks that in their case, this could not possibly be true, that their case is somehow different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, there are cases where it is different. Where the coins, the sets, the whatever, are genuine. But there are far more of them where they are not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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