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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Yacorie, post: 915431, member: 25257&quot;]Ok I&#039;ll ask the really newbie question because I&#039;m still learning....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How can you tell the difference between a mint set and a proof set when you&#039;re looking at the packaging.&nbsp; I realize that all of the proof sets will have a Type B reverse so those aren&#039;t the ones you&#039;re looking for.&nbsp; When you go to ebay or another site, are they packaged differently?&nbsp; Let me give you an example.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/5-1963-MINT-SET-LOW-BUY-NOW-COMBINED-SHIPPING-/170495077608?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item27b24c6ce8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/5-1963-MINT-SET-LOW-BUY-NOW-COMBINED-SHIPPING-/170495077608?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item27b24c6ce8" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/5-1963-MINT-SET-LOW-BUY-NOW-COMBINED-SHIPPING-/170495077608?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item27b24c6ce8</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is this a mint set?&nbsp; and how is it different from the below set?</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=320543106584&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=320543106584&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=320543106584&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m talking about when you&#039;re just looking at a photo and there is no text to say proof or mint...are you distinguishing one from the other based on that little token?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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