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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1303947, member: 17919&quot;]For clarification-- your half dollar was from a *Proof set*, not a *Mint set*. A 1961 Mint set would have contained regular business strikes of one of each coin minted that year at both the Philadelphia and Denver mints. The Proof sets were only made at Philadelphia that year and the coins have a mirror-like finish like the one in your picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like everyone else has said, never rub an uncirculated or proof coin (or any collectible coin, for that matter). Rubbing your proof coin has relegated it to &quot;impaired proof&quot; status, meaning that it&#039;s probably only worth its silver (&quot;melt&quot;) value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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