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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 17583, member: 112"]As you already know it's an after-market Proof set. Now it could easily be that the original buyer ( from the Mint ) placed this set in the hard case - many do. But it could also be what I call a made up set. This is where a collector purchases the coins idividually and saves them umtil he has a full set and then places them in the case. Such sets never appealed to me - but to each his own. As for the set being called a silver Proof set - yes - it can be as all halves, quarters & dimes struck before 1965 were silver. Of course the nickel and cent are not. As for the color of the cent - it is likely just toning. But it could also be that a previous owner dipped the coin at some point because of a carbon spot or because of toning. But dipping copper is NEVER a good idea as the metal is likely to turn just about any color you can imagine. That may be what happened here.[/QUOTE]