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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 961816, member: 112"]Make that '47 and '36. And be aware there was no 1950 Mint Set. I collected these sets for many, many years and still never managed to complete them. The stoppers are the '47, '48, and '49 Mint sets - I never did find the '47 & '48. And the '36 thru '42 Proof sets. Only once did I ever even see 1 of these (a '41) but I did not have the money to purchase it at the time. And as noted already, the quality of these sets can be all over the map and finding nice ones can be almost impossible. Especially if you are looking for Cameo examples in the earlier Proof sets. My earlier Proof sets (prior to '55) all had 1, 2 or 3 coins that were Cameo, but on none of them was the entire set Cameo. And even with the '55 - '71 Proof sets finding a Cameo set is very difficult. And that was as of 10 years ago. Today it might be impossible. edit - also be aware that the early Proof sets - '50 thru '55 - are often faked, made up sets. By that I mean they will have newly manufactured boxes and plastic coin sleeves instead of the original cellophane. And they will often have new, brown packing tape wrapped around them to make you think they were unopened. Great care must be taken with these early original sets and you better know what you are doing to avoid getting ripped off. And there is no TPG to rely on when it comes to these. There is only your own knowledge, or that of a trusted friend.[/QUOTE]