Description: 1963 Proof Set Package SEALEDLot of 3 sets U.S Mint Original Government Packaging The 1963 Proof Set included five coins in clear polyethylene inside an envelope. The outer brown envelope measured 3.5 inches wide by 6 inches long. The upper left area, normally for the return address, shows: TREASURY DEPARTMENTUNITED STATES MINT
PHILADELPHIA 30, PA. The lower left corner of the front of the envelope says: 1963 P.C. where P.C. means "Proof Coins." The 1963 Proof Set package included the sleeve holding the five coins with each coin sealed in its own compartment. In addition, a sixth compartment held an octagonal seal of silver foil on paper. The blue design on the foil background shows US MINT and three stars inside a shield with PHILADELPHIA underneath. The 1963 Proof Set's Half Dollar (1963 is the last year featuring Benjamin Franklin), Quarter Dollar and Dime consisted of 90% silver and 10% copper. The five cent coin (nickel) was made of 75% copper and 25% nickel, and the cent was 95% copper and 5% zinc. Two pieces of cardboard formed a sandwich around the flat coin set, and the US Mint included their precautionary note to collectors which read… Your U.S. Proof Coins have been carefully inspected, and then sealed in a transparent envelope. This package was designed to prevent or delay tarnishing and discoloration. Nevertheless, sooner or later tarnishing may occur. Care in handling and storing will help to prolong the newly-minted luster of the coins; heat and direct sunlight are especially harmful. Please do not ask us to make exchanges or adjustments. If there should appear - what may seem to you - a defect or scratch on a coin - it is, no doubt, a crease in the packaging material. We tell you this to save us both unnecessary correspondence. Superintendent,U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, Pa. This was originally purchased by my grandfather and kept in a box for over 50 years with the rest of his collection. This will be shipped in a Priority Mail small flat rate box.
Price: 119.99 USD
Location: McKinney, Texas
End Time: 2024-08-13T04:51:23.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Denomination: .50, .25, .10, .05, .01
Composition: Silver
Year: 1963
Strike Type: Proof
Fineness: 0.9
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: U.S. Mint
Modified Item: No
