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Pillar of the Community
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I thought the green insert was pretty ugly - really didn't go with the clad coins.
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United States
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I agree with Mark, the green was not attractive. 1973-1978 proof sets are the best looking modern sets.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The kind that have a hinged lid and exposed back. I think they are 1973-1979, Clam Shell w/ Red Insert. The plastic warps or becomes brittle and either the lid is loose and comes off or it has often already broken a pin or the whole little tab.
They are kid of a fail.
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As far as I'm concerned, my least favorite package type is the 1973-1979 Clam Shell w/ Red insert type, This one. They are definitely the most difficult to break apart.  |
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but the least favorite set that I have is this 1980-S set that a mint employee was kind enough to sign with a thumbprint on the reverse of the nickel Are you sure it wasn't cracked by someone else afterwards? Most of those coins are pretty out of rotation.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
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This one. They are definitely the most difficult to break apart. But the one most likely to have the case damaged. The hinged cover was just too fragile. |
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But the one most likely to have the case damaged. The hinged cover was just too fragile. I agree. One set I bought (second hand, of course) was missing the cover and cardboard holder. I was buying it to crack so OGP condition was never an issue. |
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United States
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"Less is more." My favorite is the minimalist wrap in the paper envelope, i.e., before your poll starts. As far as my experience shows, they keep the coins cleaner, and they are much easier to store.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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OK that is your most favorite, but the question was what is your LEAST favorite and least favorite since 1968. The early flat packs are not part of the discussion.
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Valued Member
United States
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Noted. Then I'll say everything else is my least favorite, which is accurate. I just think the extra bulk is a waste.
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United States
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Packaging does not really matter when you crack the coins out anyway.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Are you sure it wasn't cracked by someone else afterwards? Most of those coins are pretty out of rotation. Pretty sure. I bought it directly from the US Mint and have had it ever since |
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Proof sets in the era were sealed. They were not air tight, but they were definitely tamper resistant. If it had been opened, you would know it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Proof sets in the era were sealed. They were not air tight, but they were definitely tamper resistant. If it had been opened, you would know it. jbuck is absolutely correct. I thought someone might comment on this in the poll, which is why I indicated that in 1999 the sets were no longer sealed. I never new/saw why the Mint changed from a sealed set to unsealed set (maybe it was because they doubled the lens count of a set with the State Quarters? did it save $ not to seal them?), but I mostly liked the change. Those old sets were hard to open. I usually broke off a corner with a pair of pliers and then used a screw driver to separate the lens. The new ones are a piece of cake compared to that. The upside is that it is easy to remove coins. It is also easy to replace a cracked or scratched lens if you want to. You can get a lens on ebay with no problem. The downside is the sets are no longer tamper resistant. If you're buying sets on the secondary market you may need to examine them a little more closely to be sure they haven't been opened and tampered with in any way. |
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I am not sure why they changed, it could have been to save on labour or they just chose a new vendor with a different lens design.
I certainly welcomed the change, since I crack my sets and move the coins into Dansco albums.
For what it is worth, the 1999 sets were not the first to forgo the sealing. The Prestige proof sets, which have an extra bezel around the lens, are not sealed. Everything snaps apart.
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