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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 347323, member: 11521&quot;]The Mint made &quot;presentation pieces&quot; from its earliest days (1790s). They made &quot;proof&quot; coins (as we know them) in small numbers for collectors in the 1830s, &#039;40s and &#039;50s. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When coin collecting became popular in 1858 (after the Large Cents were discontinued and people started collecting them by date) the Mint started producing Proof Sets for sale to collectors. Proof coin production was discontinued after 1916 and resumed in 1936. World War II interupted proof coin production in 1942. The Mint resumed proof coins in 1950.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When clad coins were introduced in 1965 proof coin production was discontinued for 3 years (1965 - 1967). Special Mint Sets (SMS) replaced proof sets during those years. Proof coin production resumed in 1968.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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