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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3728113, member: 101855&quot;]I only have a 1936 and a 1942 Proof set, and the coins certified. Finding the 1936 to ‘42 sets in the mint packages is virtually impossible. I bought a 1942 set in the original sleeves in the mid 1970s. That is only one I have ever seen. The sleeves were lose, not stapled together which was the practice in the 1950s. From 1936 to ‘42, collectors could buy single Proof coins, not just five piece sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sets from 1950 to mid 1955 are more often found in the original box and wrapping. From mid 1954 to mid 1955, when the mint switched to the flat packs, the coins were in a cloudy material that damaged them. Before that the sleeves were made of celluloid which provided better protection. There was no PVC involved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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