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[ldhair]

[Sandon]

1956 "Type 1 Reverse" proof Franklin half dollar in original packaging:

[R__Rash]

1960 proof in original packaging.

[Sandon]

   @R__Rash--The mint didn't package 1960 proof sets in those nice lucite "sandwich" holders held together with screws. Like all 1956-64 and some 1955 proof sets, they came in single flat soft sheets placed in a yellow "Treasury Department" envelope.  Nor were they packaged in grading service holders, like this 1956 "Type 2 Reverse" proof Franklin half dollar that NGC graded PF 68 CAM:

Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

[R__Rash]

On 11/30/2023 at 4:03 PM, Sandon said:

   @R__Rash--The mint didn't package 1960 proof sets in those nice lucite "sandwich" holders held together with screws. Like all 1956-64 and some 1955 proof sets, they came in single flat soft sheets placed in a yellow "Treasury Department" envelope.  Nor were they packaged in grading service holders, like this 1956 "Type 2 Reverse" proof Franklin half dollar that NGC graded PF 68 CAM:

Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

Interesting, I purchased 3 of these several years ago, all in the same packaging.🤔 I guess it is fair to say, these are in the original packaging I purchased them in being as how I have not altered it.? Neither your post nor mine state original mint packaging. Thanks 👍

[MorganMan]

Edited November 30, 2023 by MorganMan

[ldhair]

[Coinbuf]

On 11/30/2023 at 3:28 PM, R__Rash said:

1960 proof in original packaging.

On 11/30/2023 at 4:33 PM, R__Rash said:

 Neither your post nor mine state original mint packaging. Thanks 👍

I think that Sandon interpreted your first comment to mean original government packaging, I know I did at first until I read your reply. 

 

[R__Rash]

[robec1347]

[rrantique]

[R__Rash]

[rrantique]

[robec1347]

[Coinbuf]

What a joy this thread is when you don't have a crybaby mucking it up.     Soft pastel toning like this is my favorite.

 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Coinbuf

[TheColoradoNumismatist]

On 12/1/2023 at 8:58 AM, robec1347 said:

I love this coin so much. It reminds me of looking up into the sky, and a sea of stars. The reverse a subtle sunrise or sunset, so a little poem created for this coin.

"A beautiful day, a starry night,
Nature's canvas, a wondrous sight.
The sun's warm rays, the moon's soft glow,
A perfect blend, a heavenly show."

~ TheColoradoNumismatist

[rrantique]

[Lem E]

[Sandon]

1935-D Washington quarter, NGC graded MS 65 with unusual toning:

[rrantique]

[R__Rash]

[ldhair]

[rrantique]

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by rrantique

[Coinbuf]

[R__Rash]

[rrantique]

[R__Rash]

[dprince1138]

Resize

 

Edited December 3, 2023 by dprince1138

[Sandon]

1942 proof Washington quarter, now NGC graded PR 65:

 

[Henri Charriere]

On 11/30/2023 at 6:33 PM, R__Rash said:

.... Neither your post nor mine state original mint packaging. Thanks 👍

[Begging the OP's indulgence... FYI: No proof sets are marked OMP.  It's an acronym used by hobbyists to indicate as released by the Mint and may refer to everything from coin rolls and 3-coin sets to so-called Monster Boxes forwarded to TPGS, sealed and post-marked, to substantiate and accommodate time-sensitive First Day of Issue designations on labels.]  Thank you!