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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3552345, member: 101855"]Here is a really nice 1950 Proof set. The 1950 Proof coins tend not to come nice. The mint had not issued any Proof coins since 1942, and the empoyees who made the Proof coins were either at the beginning of the learning curve or had forgotten how to make Proof coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many 1950 Proof coins tend to come will dull surfaces. You can tell that they are Proofs, if you know what to look for, but the eye appeal is lacking. Many 1950 Proof coins have been dipped, which usually only makes them worse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]944064[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]944065[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this set many years ago off a Boston coin shop bid wall. The story surrounding the set was that a collector got his five 1950 Proofs (The orders were limited to five at first) and assembled this from the best coins in the group for one of his kids. I paid a premium for the set because of the quality of the silver. The cent was not that great, and I replaced it. The nice 1950 Proof cents were worth about $50 in those days, close to 40 years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3552345, member: 101855"]Here is a really nice 1950 Proof set. The 1950 Proof coins tend not to come nice. The mint had not issued any Proof coins since 1942, and the empoyees who made the Proof coins were either at the beginning of the learning curve or had forgotten how to make Proof coins. Many 1950 Proof coins tend to come will dull surfaces. You can tell that they are Proofs, if you know what to look for, but the eye appeal is lacking. Many 1950 Proof coins have been dipped, which usually only makes them worse. [ATTACH=full]944064[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]944065[/ATTACH] I bought this set many years ago off a Boston coin shop bid wall. The story surrounding the set was that a collector got his five 1950 Proofs (The orders were limited to five at first) and assembled this from the best coins in the group for one of his kids. I paid a premium for the set because of the quality of the silver. The cent was not that great, and I replaced it. The nice 1950 Proof cents were worth about $50 in those days, close to 40 years ago.[/QUOTE]
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