1979 Proof Set The Beginning (Again)

I am starting my collection of Proof Sets again.
I had to sell my large collection many years ago and I just hated to do it, so I have started it all over again.
It is not what you would call big time coin collecting, but it is something I have wanted to do for a very long time.

This is the first in my collection and I will keep posting them till I someday finish
There is something about Proof Sets that I just love. They are to me anyway, just beautiful coins and I love collecting them.
It is going to take quite a while but that is the fun now isn't it lol.
Best
Alan

 

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Proof sets are nice but why start in 1979? We want to know.

 

Birth year maybe?

 

I love proof sets, My collection goes back to 1954. I have multiple of all the kids birth years and more recent there are the regular sets and the silver sets.

 

Profile shows him being 66 y/o. 1979 does seem arbitrary, if his profile age is accurate.

So what say you @acan451 ? Why 1979?

 

A day later and we’re still waiting. We are not holding our breath during this waiting process.

 

Just the first one I bought no reason why

 

Just the first one I bought no reason.
Plus I got a good deal on it LOL

 

That’s a good enough reason and you gotta start somewhere. Might as well be 1979.

 

Nothing to say you can't go forward or back... Have fun

 

Not a clue as to why, but here it is........



Quirkey me. Apologies if I'm out of bounds......

 

1979...I was 21, a junior in college. Young, healthy, and a ton of mistakes I hadn't yet made. Good choice for a starting year!

And I agree, there is nothing like a proof coin. I love staring at them, any year*. Financial aspects be darned, collect away!

*like Pretenders videos

 

Now THAT is the perfect reason
Thanks for your candor.
Have fun accumulating those sets. There's nothing like proof coins.