Broken Proof Sets
Apr 13, 2020
4 minutes
By Mark Benvenuto
(Images Courtesy of Heritage Auctions)
THE UNITED STATES MINT got serious about offering proof sets in 1936, but in 1942 called a halt to the program, as the nation had more serious things to worry about. But in 1950, flush from the victories of the biggest war the U.S. had ever been in, the Mint got back into the business of making money by making money, as it were. Proof sets started rolling out of the main facility in Philadelphia, with each set containing a cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar. The proof set program has grown to an enormous
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