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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I like to pick up common silver like these to put into my silver box. But sometimes the after market packaging is so neat, I just want to keep them together ... Any opinions .. leave in the current box, or toss the coin into the silver box?    |
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
Leave it in the box and mail them to me  Way cool box. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
YOU GR58? YOU? I can't believe YOU asked that question. OF COURSE you want to save that neatness just as found. A very nice set and the box is in great shape, too. I think you figured out my vote  |
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Moderator
United States
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I have never seen that package before. It is certainly a nice find!  I would most likely keep it intact, even if it is a third party issue. For what it is worth, mine came direct from the Mint in the holders shown in this mint literature...  |
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Moderator
United States
188770 Posts |
Front side, for what it is worth...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
Nice Jbuck .. I have thought about keeping mint information documents like that but never did ... Thanks for posting that one .. |
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Moderator
United States
188770 Posts |
I got lucky with that one, most of my old sales material has been lost. Commems has inspired me to keep the recent stuff though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I thought there would have been more opinions about keeping
coins in after market packaging.
I am thinking the company that did these, also did a box with
short rolls of westward journey nickels. I have dumped a lot
of those nickels .. But like this box better.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Quote:
I thought there would have been more opinions about keeping
coins in after market packaging.
IF there were 3 different coin types in the Box eg Proof, Specimen and Business strike it would make sense to keep them in the box. Three coins all the same in a box is pretty "Meh" really |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Fair enough opinion ...
To be clear ... there were two types of these made .. proof and UNC.
With the box shaped like a silver bar ... I am thinking the intent
was to market the 1.1oz of silver
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
You know stamp collectors used to come to the post office I worked for as a window clerk and beg for any bit of advertising or scrap of postal crap. I would sure keep the mint information documents. They might be worth more one day than the coins.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12281 Posts |
I think it's fair to say that I'm a proponent of saving original packaging whenever possible!
This one, however, is less interesting (to me) than others. Though the packaging seems nicely done, it offers essentially no additional information about the coins and why they are "historic." Also, I'm not sure what significance there is to a set of three Washington commemorative half dollars that are all BU and all struck by the same Mint facility (Denver). (Maybe there is none!)
GR58 mentioned the possibility the package was put together for the purpose of marketing the bullion content of the coins. I can definitely see that as a possibility, though I'd guess the package was sold at a price quite a bit higher than it silver bullion value.
All that said, if I encountered the set at a good price, I likely would purchase it and would keep it together in the original packaging as a novelty.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Thanks for posting commems ... your opinion is always interesting. As my collection grows I have been adding some after market promoted coins. I can understand that many do not find them collectable ... I thought that when I was younger. Now, I think they are all part of this hobby. With time they might be welcome addition to many collection. Of course as you mentioned .. getting them at the right price is the only way to go. Like getting something like this .. for face ..$1.00   Or this set .. for melt     By the way .. the Washington half dollars were for melt too. When coins are not in their original package, they sometime be bought at good prices. |
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Moderator
United States
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Of course I like these Ike items.  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12281 Posts |
@GR58: I agree with you. I have a number of coins/sets that were packaged and promoted by resellers in the secondary market. The ones I've purchased have been well-done and are definitely nice collectible items. They tend to not have much of a following, but that (at least to me) doesn't change whether or not they are "worthy" of being added to my collection. For example, here's one I've enjoyed having in my collection for quite some time. It's nicely packaged in a blue vinyl folder, includes a nicely-done coin and stamp cover and also has a solid historical info panel.    Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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01/31/2017 12:17 pm
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Moderator
United States
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That is very nice, commems. |
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Posted 01/27/2017 12:18 pm
