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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1980650, member: 112&quot;]Yeah, the Mint Sets came in those cardboard holders and looked like these - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331232707278?lpid=82" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331232707278?lpid=82" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331232707278?lpid=82</a>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The early Proof Sets (1936-1955, &#039;55 had both box and flat packs) looked similar to this. But not all of them have shipping labels on them either, the boxes are plain. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1950-Silver-Proof-Set-In-Original-US-Mint-Box-Packing-Tissue-Fabulous-Coins-/00/s/ODU4WDE2MDA=/$(KGrHqN,!rcFCi3d3(m0BQ64ls,Guw~~60_57.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But with that set the box is original but the sleeves holding the coins are not original. The original sleeves were made of cellophane. These sleeves are made of plastic and have been used to replace the originals because it is not uncommon for those old cellophane sleeves to become brittle with time and crack apart.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is much to know to be able to identify original sets. The boxes can be (and are) duplicated, the sleeves are replaced with plastic, and even the coins can be replaced. And as mentioned they can be rather expensive. I saw a few on ebay but none of them are completely original from what I can see. And the asking price is $950 - $995. And as you can see from the link above they are asking $1800 for that &#039;49 set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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