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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 2581808, member: 13307&quot;]About 4 hours from STL is almost up by Chicago, really.&nbsp; Since you said East Central, I&#039;ll guess somewhere around Joliet?&nbsp; (Don&#039;t put your exact city out here, never a good idea to advertise that you have coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Some early proof sets came in cardboard boxes with the coins individually wrapped in cellophane and tissue paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>1950&#039;s-present proof and mint sets will either come in cello, then a paper envelope, and then a cardboard box from the US Mint, or a hard plastic case, then a cardboard cover, then a cardboard box.&nbsp; Some of them will be postmarked (good way to get the date) and some will have a sticker from the US Mint that will help determine if it&#039;s a proof or a mint set.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have sealed shipping boxes from the US Mint, until we determine what dates they are, don&#039;t open them.&nbsp; There are certain years that may have valuable varieties and errors in them, and people will pay more for sealed boxes (kind of like a lottery ticket).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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