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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3027767, member: 42034"]Okay, I dug up my oldest US proof set and it was 1954, not 1953. I do have a run of PF sets from 1956 to 1970 minus the years for which none were issued. None were bought from the Gov't and all were bought in the original packaging from different sources. Here's the one I got from Stack's. One day, years ago, I was reading Coin World and they ran an ad in the back; advertising to sell specific years of US pf sets for a specific price.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/PFset_1954_Stacks_01_cropped_1200.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/PFset_1954_Stacks_02_1200.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I did remove the staple holding the cellophane bags together as it was rusting. That's the source of those dark holes in the plastic. That's why I imagined everyone bought PF sets like this: even back to '36.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll investigate further. I've applied for the ANA summer scholarship, if I win, then I'll go this year and perhaps can ask some people there about the earlier 20th century cameo proofs. As pointed out I'm really a foreign collector but wouldn't have minded getting a choice original 42 PF set in one of these boxes for ~ 1K.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know what I'll do. I'll send these pix to Stack's and ask them to sell me more of their pf sets in the original boxes: preferably from the early 50's or 40's. I have no idea what the numerical grade of this 1954 set is, but it seems attractive enough. Some things shouldn't be slabbed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3027767, member: 42034"]Okay, I dug up my oldest US proof set and it was 1954, not 1953. I do have a run of PF sets from 1956 to 1970 minus the years for which none were issued. None were bought from the Gov't and all were bought in the original packaging from different sources. Here's the one I got from Stack's. One day, years ago, I was reading Coin World and they ran an ad in the back; advertising to sell specific years of US pf sets for a specific price. [IMG]http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/PFset_1954_Stacks_01_cropped_1200.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/PFset_1954_Stacks_02_1200.png[/IMG] I did remove the staple holding the cellophane bags together as it was rusting. That's the source of those dark holes in the plastic. That's why I imagined everyone bought PF sets like this: even back to '36. I'll investigate further. I've applied for the ANA summer scholarship, if I win, then I'll go this year and perhaps can ask some people there about the earlier 20th century cameo proofs. As pointed out I'm really a foreign collector but wouldn't have minded getting a choice original 42 PF set in one of these boxes for ~ 1K. I know what I'll do. I'll send these pix to Stack's and ask them to sell me more of their pf sets in the original boxes: preferably from the early 50's or 40's. I have no idea what the numerical grade of this 1954 set is, but it seems attractive enough. Some things shouldn't be slabbed.[/QUOTE]
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