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Message:: [QUOTE="Dillan, post: 3146494, member: 90539"]When someone advertises an original proof set it lends a person to believe that the original coins are still in the set. The set you mentioned 1947 must have all graded coins and that's what the set priced out at for value. I personally think if someone is selling an original 1947 set , and it has been graded , that is the value that the graders determine. I think this is a bit modern to command that kind of price. I think you might be able to put a set together for less but I never checked to see what the prices are, or what the grade of the 1947 set is. I would not pay that much money for a set like that. I think there are many other rare coins that would be a much better purchase for the money involved. Yes , people do like to have all the original paper with the coins including the cardboard , envelope and holder. I see people selling envelopes from years past , and also people looking to buy certain year envelopes and contents minus the coins,  maybe so they can pass it off as an original set? Others have put sets together and try and make these as original as possible just for their own collections.[/QUOTE]