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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3409499, member: 101855&quot;]The mint system issued these sets when collectors were on the outs with the government because the coin hoarding that occurred starting in 1964. The government blamed collectors and stopped producing Proof sets. The Special Mint Sets were a temporary, inferior substitute at much higher issue prices. (incresed from $2.10 for Proofs to $4 for SMS) Some of these coins, especially the 1965 sets, were not very nice and were quite similar to pocket change. Some coins, especially toward the end, 1967, to pretty close to being Proof coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, $8 is reasonable especially for nice sets that contain coins without marks or spots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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