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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 157127, member: 112"]There was a time when both Proof sets & Mint sets were sealed by the mint. With Proof sets it started in 1950 and ended in 1955. With Mint sets it started in 1947 and ended in 1958. Both of these were sealed in a different manner. From those dates on - none of the sets were sealed by the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Proof sets were packaged in a small, square cardboard box and around the cardboard box was a strip of brown paper tape which sealed the top of the box to the bottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint sets were sealed in a different manner. The coins were shipped in an envelope which was addressed and mailed to the buyer. Inside was another plain, brown envelope which was unsealed. Only the outer, addressed envelope was sealed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than what I have described above, the only way that a Mint or Proof set may be considered to have been sealed by the Mint is if it is obtained in the original, sealed mailing package.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 157127, member: 112"]There was a time when both Proof sets & Mint sets were sealed by the mint. With Proof sets it started in 1950 and ended in 1955. With Mint sets it started in 1947 and ended in 1958. Both of these were sealed in a different manner. From those dates on - none of the sets were sealed by the mint. The Proof sets were packaged in a small, square cardboard box and around the cardboard box was a strip of brown paper tape which sealed the top of the box to the bottom. The Mint sets were sealed in a different manner. The coins were shipped in an envelope which was addressed and mailed to the buyer. Inside was another plain, brown envelope which was unsealed. Only the outer, addressed envelope was sealed. Other than what I have described above, the only way that a Mint or Proof set may be considered to have been sealed by the Mint is if it is obtained in the original, sealed mailing package.[/QUOTE]
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