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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26114523, member: 101855&quot;]The 1950 Proof half dollars are hard to find in nice condition. Many of them were not well made from the beginning. The mint personnel had made Proof coins since 1942, and as it was with the 1936 coins, they had to overcome a learning curve. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the 1950 Proofs have a dull finish which is not consistent with the later Proofs. If you are familiar with Proof coins, you will see right away that they are Proofs, but duller finish led a lot of early owners to dip them. That often made the situation worse, especially if they OVER dipped them. (Dipped them too many times or left them in the solution for too long.) These facts make the 1950 Proof set tougher to find nice than the prices for full sets might indicate. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you really have a nice 1950 set, it&#039;s worth more than the catalogue values. You have to price the coins as singles. The Proof set numbers for the prior to 1955 sets are for PR-63 or so quality coins. In the world of Proof coins from this era, that&#039;s not that great.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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