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Message:: [QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1331716, member: 26030"]Hey Jello, my post was just talking about Mint Sets (not Proof Sets) ... and it's just based on web references Here is an example web reference ... <a href="http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/mint-sets.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/mint-sets.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/mint-sets.html</a> This is the key excerpt:"They are the normal coins that are intended for circulation that are specially packaged by the mint as a coin collecting set. Except, these coins are UNCIRCULATED.   [TABLE="align: left"]  1957 United States Mint Set [TR]  [TD="align: center"]<img src="http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/image-files/1957_us_mint_set.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  [/TD]  [/TR]  [/TABLE] Coin Sets were first offered by the United States Mint in 1947.  From 1947 to 1958, the U.S. Mint included two coins of each denomination.  These coins were mounted in cardboard holders."[/QUOTE]