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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 4980605, member: 105098&quot;]The franklin half was struck by the United States Mint from 1948 to 1963, so 16 issued years. </p><p>There&#039;s 14 proof sets, 16 if you count the 1955 box and flat pack packaging change variation, and if you count the small and large date proof sets of 1960,,,, if you wanted to be totally complete.</p><p>&nbsp;Proof coins were minted for at least 100 years but actual Proof sets start in 1936.</p><p>They didn&#039;t make proof sets between 1943-1949. so the 1948 and 1949 Franklin proof didn&#039;t happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>the proof set was in a small box from 1936-1955, in 1955 it switched to the flat pack cellophane and envelope type during the year, so there&#039;s two packaging versions that year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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