I remember the GSA Dollar sales of the 1970's and actually was successful with a few bids with the limited income I had in those days. Orders were always shipped in single boxes with only one coin per box.
The coins I received were shipped in either medium blue or pale yellow boxes with computer generated labels with the address and order number printed on it. Usually, the date of the coin was stamped on the box where the label was to be attached. Over the years, the date has become more visible and in some instances can now be fully seen under the label.
Fast forward almost 40 years and I now see what appears to be brand new, white, unopened GSA dollar boxes being sold on
ebay grab bag style. There are no markings on the boxes indicative of contents or attachments of shipping labels. The boxes look like they were made yesterday. (Yeah, I know it's
ebay and the boxes were most likely made yesterday!)
I kinda went into a fog in the 1980''s and do not remember if any unsold GSA coins were ever sold in bulk.....which is where coins currently being sold on
ebay would have had to have come from.
Do any of you other old-timers remember if GSA dollars were ever sold in bulk near the end of The Great Silver Sale?
Thanks!
Posted 07/01/2018 6:31 pm
