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Valued Member
United States
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Howdy y'all. I've got what I feel is a dumb question but hopefully there is an easy answer. When folks are selling sealed mint sets that are pre-64, how can I tell if they have both P & D sets in it or just one of the mint sets?
Thanks much!
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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First off, the U. S. Mint never sealed any of these sets, so most sellers bragging on their "sealed" sets are full of it. Some have sealed over time just from moisture in the air, but you are better off buying sets you can see.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The best way is to ask them, if the ad doesn't say. Never assume.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If it has UC in the lower left corner of the envelope it is a mint set and should have both sets of coins in it. If it says PC then it is a proof set and will have only the Philadelphia proofs. If you receive a sealed mint set envelope and you suspect that one of the sets has been removed and then the envelope sealed you should be able to detect it by weight.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think he means via ads though. If it was in person, he could do a visual on it.
Or if he means the original envelope as mailed from the Mint, then it would have to be both sets.
They couldn't order just one mint in a UNC set back then, could they?
Edited by wquinn
02/16/2012 12:14 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
306 Posts |
jgfindring, I didn't know that thanks much
thanks everyone else for responding too!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just to be really safe, never buy any coins sight unseen. If sealed, so what. Either have them opened in front of you or don't take chances.
Remember if you do buy something without looking and walk away, then come back and say something was missing, a dealer would simply say you did that. Don't take chances.
Edited by just carl
02/16/2012 10:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmmm, I have seen original boxes from the mint opened that contained sealed envelopes. I can go with some here and there sealing due to humidity, but an entire sealed box of 70+ sets?
Regardless, I would want to see the coins especially if it is pre 64. Even in mint sets you can get some lemons for coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Australian mint sets are hermetically sealed in pretty tough plastic.
The only way the free them is to destroy the packaging.
There is no way for anyone to tamper with these.
I can't understand why the mints in the US don't package the same way
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Trout, U.S. mint sets are sealed in plastic, but the two plastic sealed parts are then enclosed in an envelope. Before 1970? the envelope was thin paper with a glued flap. The Mint has repeatedly said that they have never sealed this flap, but sets are constantly advertised as "still Mint sealed", particularly the 1964 and earlier sets.
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