Mint Packaging

Packaging isn't worth that much its the coin people want and its worth basically nil for bullion.

But you can always store the coins however you want and just keep a box somewhere with all the ogp for selling time.

I sold my Jefferson First Spouse 1/2 ounce gold proof last year when gold was $1900 per ounce to a coin dealer who offered me the best price. I asked him much would he pay for the U.S. Mint packaging (rosewood box) that the coin originally came in, he said "nothing", it's the coin that matters, not the packagaing. He about flipped out when I said "ok" and took the coin out of the box and placed it on the counter. He said that the packaging was part of the price quoted. I repeated what he just said that the packaging is not worth anything to him and that I was going to keep it. He crawfished and offerd me $5 for it. I said that I could get more than that on ebay and produced a completed auction listing for the box only which had two for $20 (something) each. He counter-offered me $10, so I let him have it. Sometimes haggling works out, this time anyway.

I would like to get ahold of one of those 25th Anniversary ASE boxes for my friends Morgan dollar Mint Mark Collection.

I keep any Pandas that I buy in their original double sealed packaging. That is because most sealed pandas go for a higher price and it ensures they aren't counterfeit. As far as the Brittanias go, the later dates can be taken out of their 2 part packaging and stored in airtites without ruining it. You could always put them back in later if you change your mind. I have kept my sealed '98 and '99 in their traditional sealed plastic, however. I haven't noticed a price difference between these in and out of its original packaging.

I went ahead and put all my Britannias that didn't come in a capsule into a foam ring air-tite. I have a Kangaroo and a Britannia from the 90s in their capsules that both seem to have a goldish ring around the edge. Is this because of the quality of the mint capsules versus and air-tite or some other effect?

Both of my Britannia's have that golden ring of tone on the edges too...I like it!

Packaging shmackaging

WOW! I might have to do something like that with the random nice silver rounds that I've got hoarded up. Especially if it can be presented like that. Thought of paging them, but never really imagined it'd look that nice.

Do you know if you can fit capsules into cardboard flips, and then into the pages? I figured it would be too thick, so I never tried.

Eupion for dollars no. For smaller coins you probably could if you used a bigger flip like used the dollar 2x2s for quarters but it will still stick out some but should work