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<p>[QUOTE="Mikjo0, post: 161117, member: 3565"]The Philadelphia,30 ran from 1955-1963.1964 said just Philadelphia (and the new zip code) and after that,they came boxed.As for the flaps,in my collection,the 1955-56 have side flaps but MY 1957 has a top flap and I'm positive it's original so there must have been variations at least in that year.They probably had leftover 1956 (unprinted) stock.</p><p>Also,proof sets from this time came with two cardboard pieces,either white or manila to protect the coins in shipping,so if they're missing,it might be a red flag.You can see them behind the envelope in my photo and they've turned a bit yellow at the edges from age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikjo0, post: 161117, member: 3565"]The Philadelphia,30 ran from 1955-1963.1964 said just Philadelphia (and the new zip code) and after that,they came boxed.As for the flaps,in my collection,the 1955-56 have side flaps but MY 1957 has a top flap and I'm positive it's original so there must have been variations at least in that year.They probably had leftover 1956 (unprinted) stock. Also,proof sets from this time came with two cardboard pieces,either white or manila to protect the coins in shipping,so if they're missing,it might be a red flag.You can see them behind the envelope in my photo and they've turned a bit yellow at the edges from age.[/QUOTE]
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