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So the 20 Britannias I ordered a couple of weeks ago finally came in and they look beautiful. The whole reason I ordered 20 of them, however, was because I assumed they would be sent in a tube just like the ASEs, Silver Maples and Austrian Philharmonics I have ordered in the past. Instead, however, I received a couple of sheets of individually blister packed coins. I was actually a bit freaked out when I received the package, since instead of a small, dense package it was a large flat envelope that wiggled and wobbled in my grasp. Fortunately, I had an empty 20-coin tube that I think originally held Morgan dollars or perhaps even ASEs, and the Britannias barely fit when liberated from their ugly blisters. Is this standard for Britannias? If so, does anybody know why they do this? And does anybody like them in blister packs? I suppose the blister packs might keep the coins better protected than shipping them together in rolls and are cheaper to produce than shipping them in individual capsules, but they seem like a total pain to store. Especially since the sheets of blisters started falling apart in my hands as soon as I started handling it. |
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Almost every Britannia I have has come this way. I don't stack these, and just collect one or two from each year, so I take them out and keep them in airtites. The only exception are the '98 and '99 I have, which came in sealed plastic similar to how Maples used to be sealed.
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04/01/2013 10:27 am
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Yes, this is the way that I get them in the UK. I have to put them in air-tites myself.
Ken
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At my lcs I would have to pay extra to get my coin in that form. Canada maple leafs one oz, thermotron sealed strips they are called
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New Member
United States
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APMEX sells mint-direct tubes of them, so I think they're supposed to be in tubes. Where did you get them?
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Yes, The Royal Mint changed up their packing for the Brits last year I believe. You can also buy direct from The Royal Mint, these rolls of both silver and gold and they talk about the better packing they use. See their web site for more details! |
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I was wondering when you posted you bought a tube. Did the Libertads come in a tube?
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Over the last couple of weeks I have purchased the following:
1. 20 Britannias (arrived in blister packs)
2. 20 Silver Libertads (not yet arrived)
3. 20 Australian kookaburras (not yet arrived)
I was assuming they would all arrive in tubes, but I was obviously wrong.
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I think the Kookaburras will arrive each in an individual capsule held together like a roll or tube by a clear plastic. I don't think any coins that normally come from the mint individuals in capsules are put into tubes. I believe all standard Perth Mint stuff comes as I described.  Edited by starbuxinvestor
04/02/2013 10:16 pm
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Did the Libertads come in a tube? The last time I purchased 20 Libertads in one order, they came in their original Mint packing which is basically a shinny round cardboard with one end a clear plastic and the other, Mexican Mint tape. The coins are a bit loose in its holder from the Mint. Mine are tucked away, couldn't take a picture so I found this one  Edit; changed the picture Edited by miggs
04/03/2013 04:32 am
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the sheets of blisters started falling apart in my hands as soon as I started handling it If that's the case ya, better transfer to a tube butif they were more sturdy and sealed, I would have kept them in their original packing. If it means anything like it does for the silver Pandas, Why touch or unveil them? Other than for storage, I guess. When it comes to reselling, people seem to like it better. Is this the blister packing in question?  |
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Yes, that's the blister packing in question.
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I'm all for keeping coins in their original packing... But if the blister-packs are falling apart you might want to consider getting an empty ASE tube and storing them in that. It won't be a perfect fit but should be fine for long term static storage. |
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That's exactly what I did.
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