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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1033129, member: 22585&quot;]So I completed my Dansco album of uncirculated Jefferson nickels (less 10 that are not BU) and thats when I realized that just because the holes were filled, that I don&#039;t actually have a complete set. Since the album is called &quot;Jefferson Nickels w/proofs&quot; I assumed I was done! Well then I was flipping through the redbook and noticed all of the Philly proofs starting from 1938. So I started purchasing these as well. The last few I need are getting pretty expensive (&#039;38-&#039;42).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As a fairly novice collector, I actually thought that if it was minted in San Fancisco, it was a proof. I now know that not to be correct. Especially for coins pre - 1964.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So here are a few questions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why wouldn&#039;t the album actually have holes for the earlier proofs?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Would you call your collection complete if you replaced the &#039;P&#039; uncirculated mint nickels with corresponding proofs for that same year or didnt have the early proofs at all?</p><p>Or would you add another page to the album for those proofs?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why were proofs struck in the early years? Were there actually &#039;proof sets&#039; made for collectors and are they all from the Philadelphia mint?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My ocd is kicking in![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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