Proof Sets

      Issue  Current
Date  Price   Price   Percent     IRR
1936   1.89  3395.00 179529.6%  12.85%
1937   1.89  1850.00  97783.6%  11.95%
1938   1.89   795.00  41963.5%  10.59%
1939   1.89   895.00  47254.5%  11.01%
1940   1.89   566.00  29847.1%  10.33%
1941   1.89   499.00  26302.1%  10.28%
1942   1.89   509.00  26831.2%  10.51%
1950   2.10   329.00  15566.7%  11.10%
1951   2.10   249.00  11757.1%  10.69%
1952   2.10   129.00   6042.9%   9.36%
1953   2.10    99.00   4614.3%   8.94%
1954   2.10    55.00   2519.0%   7.70%
1955   2.10    49.00   2233.3%   7.60%
1956   2.10    26.00   1138.1%   6.17%
1957   2.10    11.00    423.8%   4.12%
1958   2.10    23.00    995.2%   6.17%
1959   2.10    13.50    542.9%   4.89%
1960   2.10    10.50    400.0%   4.33%
1961   2.10     7.50    257.1%   3.50%
1962   2.10     7.50    257.1%   3.60%
1963   2.10     7.50    257.1%   3.70%
1964   2.10     7.50    257.1%   3.81%
1968   5.00     5.00      0.0%   0.00%
1969   5.00     5.00      0.0%   0.00%
1970   5.00     9.50     90.0%   2.32%
1971   5.00     5.50     10.0%   0.35%
1972   5.00     5.75     15.0%   0.54%
1973   7.00     7.95     13.6%   0.51%
1974   7.00     7.50      7.1%   0.29%
1975   7.00     7.95     13.6%   0.55%
1976   7.00     7.50      7.1%   0.31%
1977   9.00     7.50    -16.7%  -0.86%
1978   9.00     7.50    -16.7%  -0.91%
1979   9.00     7.00    -22.2%  -1.31%
1980  10.00     6.00    -40.0%  -2.80%
1981  11.00     7.00    -36.4%  -2.62%
1982  11.00     5.00    -54.5%  -4.81%
1983  11.00     5.50    -50.0%  -4.52%
1984  11.00     7.50    -31.8%  -2.70%
1985  11.00     5.00    -54.5%  -5.88%
1986  11.00    13.00     18.2%   1.40%
1987  11.00     5.00    -54.5%  -6.92%
1988  11.00     6.50    -40.9%  -5.12%
1989  11.00     5.50    -50.0%  -7.41%
1990  11.00     9.50    -13.6%  -1.82%
1991  11.00    17.00     54.5%   6.42%
1992  11.00    13.00     18.2%   2.82%
1993  12.50    25.00    100.0%  14.87%
1994  12.50    14.00     12.0%   2.87%
1995  12.50    41.00    228.0%  48.58%
1996  12.50     9.00    -28.0% -15.15%
1997  12.50    23.00     84.0%  84.00%
1998  12.50    11.60     -7.2%  -7.20%

Source:
I put together a price analysis about a month ago (7/1998), pulling the
lowest retail prices from Coin World.  It should give you an rough
idea of proof set pricing.

Bob Johnson
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