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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am unfamiliar with this set and had seen something mentioned recently on the forum about a 1967 gold coin, so I did a quick ebay search just out of curiosity. Did this set come with coins unprotected by capsules or anything in the case?! Because that's what it looks like from the pictures I'm seeing  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I don't believe you will find any of the double struck coins in sets as most were custom ordered for a dealer, but I believe an upset dies 5 cent was recently found in a set, so I guess opening it is worth while.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I you have any doubts re the contents,
check it out with an X-Ray.
Ask the Post Office if they can provide this service, or advise who can.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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If it has never been opened how can you be sure it's the silver medallion set?
Only the set with the gold coin contains specimen strike coins.
The silver medallion set contains PL coins which usually have ugly toning acquired from the case materials, not a very desirable item sight-unseen.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks DBM. I didn't know that about the silver sets; I would have assumed they, too, were specimen strikes. Two of these came in a package from the RCM that my dad had stashed away. One had a "G" stamped on it; I opened it up and it was the gold coin set. Therefore I'm assuming this one, with an "S", is the silver edition... |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ok,that makes sense.
Been fifty years since I received mine and I can't remember if they were stamped or not.
But what if you are assuming your way out of $800 ? Or if it contains beautiful toners or bright and shinys.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The postage says 1968 how do you tell it's a 1967 set inside?
Cheers, Bill
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The 1967 Gold and silver sets were distributed well into 1968 due to problems filling the heavy demands.
ALL sets have either a capital G or Capital S denoting the contents on the outer cardboard box.
There are NO double Struck , Diving Goose or other fantasy type errors known in these sets.
Those fantasy pieces all left the mint around the midnight hour in "Paint Cans " to a single Eastern Dealers destination.
As mentioned earlier, Rotated Five Cents , either upset Dies ( Coinage) or 90 degree rotation exist from these sets.
The Rotated Five Cents are also found in PL sets.
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12/11/2017 12:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My received set looked just like that above photo. ($20 gold included)
The Canada Post just placed the box inside the open aluminum door back in 67..anyone could have picked it up as it sat there all day before opening that screen door.
Just got rid of my set and box back when the gold spiked to over $1900..
You have to open it to see which set that you have there.
The gold coin might have a super cameo on it also..
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Valued Member
Canada
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would love to see pictures!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like the year! ...would also like to see the coin images too!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Canada
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The condition of the coins inside would be entirely dependent on where it has been stored the past 50 years (relative to humidity)... The only thing to hope for would be a strike with early dies (ultra heavy cameo) which garner a nice premium. Quote:
I already opened the gold set that came in the same package... ....and what did those coins look like? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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some 1967 specimen sets contain coins that have less than ideal eye appeal. In my experience I would say more than half of the 67 SP sets I've had were not attractive. Lots of spots and unattractive toning.
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Posted 12/10/2017 10:40 pm
