Lots of questions

Sorry to take so long, busy weekend. Both have no mint mark, Phili, and the 1942 has one nickle. Hoerver, both dimes have a Wabove the date, I suppose this is the designers mark? and has no significance. I am planning to try to get a pic of these two later this week and post it. Thanks for your comments

 

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Unfortunately they were not in the original envelope at all.
The were just in a regular postal envelope, purhaps purchased from another party, it's hard to tell.

 

You are correct in the designers initials. It sounds as if you have a regular proof set, that was minted in Philadelphia. The good news is that these early sets are worth good money, and are highly collectible.

 

I finally got the pics of the 1941 set. I wanted to show the detail on one coin, so it is front and back.
OK guys, what do I have? Mints, Proofs, or just type set?
The 1942 is exactly the same.


OOPS, guess I only got 1, I'll have to work on getting the size of the files reduced and see if that works better. At least you have a sample of something. If anybody has any suggestions feel free to give photo advise also.

 

That's a Walking Liberty half dollar coin from the Philadelphia Mint. I'm pretty sure that it's a business strike.
That's about all I can tell you about your set from one picture of one side of one coin.

 

Let's hope this works. If you don't see a pic attached, I need help in getting this done.
I also do not understand what is a "business strike"?

 

Hello again,

Business strike refers to the method of striking. Coins that are intended for circulation are called business strikes. The difference from proof to business strike is in the process of die preparation. A proof coin can usually be detected by the amount of reflection given off of the coins surfaces.
I hope that helps.

 

You have either a 1941 Year Set, or a 1941 Mint Set.
If all the mintmarks match, it is a Mint Set, if not, it is a Year set.
I cannot tell for sure if the coins are uncirculated or not, but I suspect that they may be.
The holder, that the coins are in, is an aftermarket item.
A "business strike" is a coin meant for circulation, or a coin from a mint set, as opposed to a Proof strike coin.

 

Thanks again. I have checked again and find no mint mark. The 1942 set had more toning than the 1941 set, but otherwise they look just off the press. Is there a way to tell if they are mint sets? Is there an estimate of value?

 

The set cannot be an original mint set, as they did not make them during these years, so the value would be based on each coin. For this, the set would have to be viewed. Sorry there isn't a better answer.

 

Thanks again, I at least have a better idea than before we began this.

My next project is the proof sets. As I mentioned in one of the first posts, I several items (don't know if mint or proofs) that are still in the original blue mailing cartons.
Should I start another thread on this, or continue?

 

I started a new thread, as we were changing subjects. I will try to get some pics of boxes and envelopes us as soon as my camera battery is charged up again.