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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1241289, member: 26030&quot;]Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think the first proof coins (in the US) were produced in the 1830&#039;s or 1840&#039;s (definitely in the silver dollar series).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I love old proof coins from the 1800&#039;s, as they often acquire very interesting color and toning patterns.</p><p>My oldest proof coin is this 1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]132899.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern Proof <b>Sets</b> started in 1936 and ran through 1942.&nbsp; Then started again in 1950.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before that Proof coins were sold individually or in a short set like the proofs from 1909 through 1916, when the proof penney and nickel was sold by the mint as a short set in tissue paper for 8 cents (can you believe it!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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