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Valued Member
United States
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hi, found these at an antique store. Cant seem to find a lot of info online. Shoukd I keep them sealed or take coins out and put them in protectors? Thanks.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These are mint bags that are used to store uncirculated or freshly minted coins for distribution. The P on the left bag denotes that these coins came from Philadelphia, whereas the one on the right denotes that these coins came from Denver  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It's unlikely the dollar coins will ever gain value in your lifetime by being kept in their original bags. If it were me I would open the bags and take out the choice coins and spend the rest.
Edited by EDM
08/24/2020 09:53 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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British radio comedy:- The Goon Show - episode: 'The Great Bank of England Robbery' The money bags had printed on them:- "Bank of England Stop Thief !"  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its says they are Susan B. Anthony dollars. They are from Philadelphia and Denver. In Mint State they maybe worth a few more dollars than face. If this was me, I would pick the best and spend the rest. They aren't worth much and you can still get them at the bank (sometimes) in rolls of Dollar coins. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If coins are removed from the bags, please post pics.
Edited by ijn1944
08/24/2020 11:42 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 check for high grades and spend the rest...do you pay face value for them? What year are they? |
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Valued Member
United States
182 Posts |
Have fun looking through the coins. How much did you paid for them, if you don't mind me asking?
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Moderator
 United States
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Fun find. This is just my opinion... They might be worth more to some if they remained intact, but I would have to open and look at the coins!
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Valued Member
 United States
80 Posts |
Thanks for all the replies. Still nervous about opening them though. I paid $30 each for them, so figured that was a pretty good deal. Still very new to collecting....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1. be careful the bags are probably worth a few bucks themselves empty and in nice condition. 2. what year are they? The picture doesn't show it. that said this is what the 1999 bags I think look like. 3. 1999 SBAs can be struck on the wrong planchet for the 2000 Sacagawea dollars. and if there it would be found int he P bag. there's also uncentered broadstrikes to look for, clipped planchets, double struck in collar, or cladding problems that may or may not turn up if you open them. Finally, Hopefully you didn't spend much more than face value, because in the end, each one is worth $1.00. $50.00 total unless something extreme turns up. You can get a couple dollars or for each with plenty of time and effort selling them on ebay or something if they are in really awesome condition. mayb e up to $5.00 each. I don't kknow if it's really worth the work to do that though. Maybwe coudl get $50 a bag unopened, or $75 for the pair unopened on ebay if you paid close to face of course. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have a pair of these myself and choose to keep them as is. I think there might be a bit more collector value in leaving them sealed since there was not and still is little interest in SBA dollars. I think they contain 1999 dated SBA dollars because the earlier dated SBA from 1979 80 and 81 were packaged in $100.00 bags for use in commerce. These were made up for collectors and there are other type coins marketed in the smaller bags for collectors as well.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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08/24/2020 3:25 pm
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Moderator
United States
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Fun topic - let us know what you decide to do. If you do open them, I wish for you that there are a few choice BU examples worth some premium and the wild hope that one of the known errors mentioned by Big-Kingdom turn up. As a treasure hunter myself - I could not resist opening them to see what I can find - just saying.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It is VERY tempting, thinking maybe keep one in intact and open the other
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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If you do decide to open the bags the first thing to do is make sure you have a pair of cotton gloves handy (these are usually white). Any finger marks appearing on coins is an instant detractor to collectors.
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Posted 08/24/2020 09:46 am
