Question On 1975-D US Mint Set Packaging Error

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jtbrown248 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 10:05 am I am new here and this is my first post, so here goes. I just bought six 1975 US Mint Sets looking for Type 1 IKE's and all 6 sets contained both P's and D's, Type 1's which was great, but that is not the subject of this post, so here is the jest of it. As I was about to open one of the '75D Cello's, I noticed something odd, the Jefferson nickel was inserted into the Cello backwards! I mean the head (obverse) was facing the tails (reverse) of all the other coins in cello wrapper the mint set came from the Mint. In essence, the Ike, Kennedy, Washington, Roosevelt and Lincoln Busts were on the same side of the Mint Cello as the Jefferson Monticello. Has anyone ever seen this before? If kept intack, how much would the whole D Mint Set be worth? Factor into that, the IKE is a Type 1 and get this, the Dime is a FB or full Band and the Jefferson is an FS or Full Step. Any advise would be greatly appreciated , Edited by jtbrown248 02/15/2011 10:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 11:01 am First and Foremost! Enjoy the Forum. I don't think I'd pay any more for it than another. As a matter of fact, I'd be suspect of the set. Edited by carmykle 02/15/2011 11:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 11:13 am Not worth any premium, this happens. It's more interesting when you get a duplicate/missing coin, those may be worth a slight premium. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 12:09 pm to the Community! I agree, it is not really worth anything extra. You may get a slight premium for it on ebay, but lose that premium in fees. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 12:13 pm Packaging errors do occur and generally will not affect value. Just be glad you got a backwards nickel instead of two 1975D dimes Report this Post to the Staff
jtbrown248 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 5:33 pm Thanks for all the nice and friendly replies. I believe I am going to like this place Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2270 Posts	Posted 02/16/2011 01:40 am I believe the '75-D is a much better date in FB but might be confused as I haven't followed these long. Rare gem FB bring hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars. Don't get your hopes too high though as PCGS demands the entire split to get the designation and the right side is usually too weak. Upside down coins are not especially more common than other packaging errors but don't attract much interest so no premium probably. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
Eraser New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 02/16/2011 11:00 pm I saw a couple of Mint Sets with coins facing the wrong way too. I thought they were kinda cool just because they were different however don't suppose there is a very high premium on them. Report this Post to the Staff
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