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JKK

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I believe so. Silver is normally alloyed with copper in coinage and will tone up accordingly, sometimes giving it that buttery color.

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There is no silver in any of these coins -the dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar are copper-nickel clad over a copper core.  The copper-nickel will tone, not quite the same as the silver alloy in 1964 and earlier proof sets. This appears to be normal toning for clad proofs from the 70's. 

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12 hours ago, CBC said:

There is no silver in any of these coins -the dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar are copper-nickel clad over a copper core.  The copper-nickel will tone, not quite the same as the silver alloy in 1964 and earlier proof sets. This appears to be normal toning for clad proofs from the 70's. 

That is absolutely correct.  I sell a good number of modern US coins and your set has the typical look for clad proofs of that era.

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