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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2900934, member: 26302"]Yes, all proofs, (save for a few special "branch mint proofs, although many call them specimens), in the US were minted at the main coinage facility in Philadelphia until 1968. Then SF took over for most proof issue, (West Point ramping up later on).</p><p><br /></p><p>So a 1940 real proof set would be P mint proof coins. A year set is a privately assembled collection of all coins struck that year, and can be any mint you want. Remember, "proof" is a method of manufacture different than business strike, so coins that were never struck as a proof will never really be a proof set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2900934, member: 26302"]Yes, all proofs, (save for a few special "branch mint proofs, although many call them specimens), in the US were minted at the main coinage facility in Philadelphia until 1968. Then SF took over for most proof issue, (West Point ramping up later on). So a 1940 real proof set would be P mint proof coins. A year set is a privately assembled collection of all coins struck that year, and can be any mint you want. Remember, "proof" is a method of manufacture different than business strike, so coins that were never struck as a proof will never really be a proof set.[/QUOTE]
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