Mint Set Questions - Searched And Re-Sealed?

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nludlow New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 03/02/2015 4:52 pm I just bought some 1970 mint sets that were sold as "unopened". Yes, the envelopes were sealed. 1.) Have you ever opened a mint set and both pieces of cardboard were on the same side? 2.) Have you ever opened a mint set and there was a ripped piece of cardboard used? 3.) Have you ever opened a mint set and found 2 different colors of cardboard used? (Brown and White). Most of the cardboard pieces don't have even minor impressions of coins on them, or coin like patterns. Are these indicators that these were searched and re-sealed with new envelopes? Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/02/2015 5:27 pm Nope, nope and nope. Almost certainly inspected, if not tampered. Report this Post to the Staff
valleyco Valued Member 109 Posts	Posted 03/02/2015 10:03 pm I have bought plenty of those sets that were never sealed, so you have to assume they were sealed after they left the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 03/02/2015 10:07 pm Yeah the envelopes were usually not sealed by the mint. Sometimes heat the glue melted years later and self sealed them though. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 03/02/2015 10:23 pm I am not getting into the were they sealed debate. What I will say is if they were original not searched the cardboard inserts would be on both sides, they would not (hopefully) be tirn and should be same color. So I would say those were NOT original un opened. I have said this before. If you do not see them come out of a sealed original shipping package, they are NOT unsearched. Sealed individual package or not. Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 03/04/2015 09:54 am I'm going to say that I agree with Smokeriderdon because I have often thought about that especially when I bought Prestige Sets. I say that because they are easy enough to open up and change the individual coins. So you never really know if someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes unless they are truly careless when they tamper with the contents. Report this Post to the Staff
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