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So I took a gamble on an unopened box of 1965 pl sets x 5. It is dated 1965 and wrapped in RCM tape. It should arrive next week. Anyone have any experience with them? Would love to hear your experience Kind of excited, paid a couple bucks over melt, so not much of a risk. Will post photos when it arrives. |
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I sold 375 sets to a dealer two years ago
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Unopened sets are pretty cool and exciting, but Tripoli's comment at the end of the link posted by T1Steel pretty well sums it all up...
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There is nothing at all exciting about opening
unopened , 1963 to 1967 Silver PL sets, especially
1965 . These things were saved that way by many.
In the last two years we bought over 200 sets from
a Victoria Dealer and previous to that over 500 from
an Abbotsford hoard .....all never opened.
Over 99 per cent straight to the melt bucket .
Quite frankly the quality of 1965 sets are blooming
awful .
Even worse the scissor nicks and the Pliofilm
and cardboard recycling.
Edited by Pacificoin
03/21/2021 11:30 am
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Has the large bead 1965 5 cent ever been found in PL sets? I couldn't find anything on LB PL 5 cents, this is what I found in an older PL uncirculated sets book I have  Edited by papeldog
03/21/2021 12:34 pm
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I don't see any PL 5c large beads in the ICCS pop report, so I assume they were circulation strikes only...
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Most likely unofficial back door jobs . It was the Wild Wild West at the old RCM In the mid 1960s . |
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Of the above PL sets I have many of the #2+3 sets, 2 of the #4 sets and 0 of the # 1 sets. I'm still dreaming to find a LB 5 cent.
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I have never found a Type 1 (pointed 5) 1-cent in PL sets. I have found clipped 1c and 50c errors, and Type 3 1-cent coins are somewhat scarce.
A Type 3 1-cent with a strong cameo would be well worth the price.
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Box arrived. A little smaller than I thought, but makes sense.  Now it's time to open. |
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"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pictures to come later, back to work.
Coins look great, no big dings or other apparent issues, the fields look really nice, some nice cameo's, especially on dimes, a bit of purplish toning on one edge of dimes and a couple others. Sadly no large beads
$1.00 - 4 x SB P5, 1 x SB B5, a couple with some cameo
$0.50 - 1 cameo
$0.25 - nothing really special
$0.10 - 5 x Heavy/UHC cameo, a bit of purplish toning, both sides have great cameo
$0.05 - 2 cameo
$0.01 - SB B5 - 1 with a bit of cameo
Overall pretty happy with the box, would definitely do again at similar price. Should have a few upgrades to my PL set and looking forward to a closer later.
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purelywasted, some of the 5 cent coins in the PL sets have extra claws on back paw.
Minor but something to look for
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03/23/2021 4:06 pm
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That bottom set, the 10c might even get a DCAM designation with PCGS - both sides are frosty!
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