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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4492960, member: 101855&quot;]The coins are all genuine. The question is has this been a set that has been kept together since the coins were issued from the Philadelphia Mint in 1899?</p><p><br /></p><p>While there are many modern Proof sets that have been kept together since the beginning, for sets dated prior to 1936, actually from 1858 to say 1915, it is highly unusual. The reason is that collectors who wanted the individual coins were willing to pay prices high enough that dealers were willing to break them up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sets that have been kept together and not cleaned or dipped, with similar toning on the silver coins, are rare and highly desirable. They carry a premium price that is higher, sometimes far higher than the prices collectors will pay for assembled sets that have been built one at a time.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years ago I assembled a 1913 Proof set. The coins are nice, but they are not as desirable as a 1913 set that has obviously been together since 1913. I wrote and article about my journeys in finding this set that was featured a few days ago. You might find it interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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