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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 812742, member: 112"]There is a difference - a big one. Problem is, a lot of folks selling them on ebay don't know that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But to answer your questions, the US Mint began selling packaged Proof sets in 1936 and stopped in 1942. Then started back up again in 1950 and continued to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the US Mint first began selling Proofs to collectors, by request only, in 1856 I think it was. But there was no regular program or packages. In fact most Proof coins were purchased individually, one at a time. Very few individuals ever purchased all of the denominations for given year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to that, Proofs were made as far back as 1816, again going by memory and not looking it up, but they were not being sold to collectors. They were instead being given to diginitaries as Presentation Pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>They began selling Mint Sets in 1947 and have continued to date. Prior to that, there was no such thing a Mint Set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 812742, member: 112"]There is a difference - a big one. Problem is, a lot of folks selling them on ebay don't know that. But to answer your questions, the US Mint began selling packaged Proof sets in 1936 and stopped in 1942. Then started back up again in 1950 and continued to date. However, the US Mint first began selling Proofs to collectors, by request only, in 1856 I think it was. But there was no regular program or packages. In fact most Proof coins were purchased individually, one at a time. Very few individuals ever purchased all of the denominations for given year. Prior to that, Proofs were made as far back as 1816, again going by memory and not looking it up, but they were not being sold to collectors. They were instead being given to diginitaries as Presentation Pieces. They began selling Mint Sets in 1947 and have continued to date. Prior to that, there was no such thing a Mint Set.[/QUOTE]
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