Struck-through grease? That’s what I assumed. I fought w/ myself, many times, on whether I should cut it free for a better examination and ultimately decided to just leave it be.
@Eighteen63 said:
Struck-through grease? That’s what I assumed. I fought w/ myself, many times, on whether I should cut it free for a better examination and ultimately decided to just leave it be.
If grease (which it presumably was) it must have been loaded with something like sand or metal filings or grit of some kind.
You can only cut it out of the packaging once - you can't put it back in. I'd leave it as is.
@Eighteen63 said:
Struck-through grease? That’s what I assumed. I fought w/ myself, many times, on whether I should cut it free for a better examination and ultimately decided to just leave it be.
If grease (which it presumably was) it must have been loaded with something like sand or metal filings or grit of some kind.
You can only cut it out of the packaging once - you can't put it back in. I'd leave it as is.
I absolutely agree, I’ve had it for three years and it’ll remain intact - probably ‘till I’m teats-up.
I know this is an old thread, but here goes... I just went through some mint/proof sets that I've been buying from the US Mint, and frankly hadn't really examined. And then I found this really weird silver proof set error (packaging error, I guess?). I've been poking around on search engines since I discovered I had this, but I have no idea if this is common, unusual, or somewhere in between.
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Struck-through grease? That’s what I assumed. I fought w/ myself, many times, on whether I should cut it free for a better examination and ultimately decided to just leave it be.
On the contrary, Google is not your friend.
Nice errors everyone!
Here's an Eisenhower Soft Pack error of mine!
If grease (which it presumably was) it must have been loaded with something like sand or metal filings or grit of some kind.
You can only cut it out of the packaging once - you can't put it back in. I'd leave it as is.
Plan to keep it in the original packaging for the foreseeable future.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
I absolutely agree, I’ve had it for three years and it’ll remain intact - probably ‘till I’m teats-up.
On the contrary, Google is not your friend.
I know this is an old thread, but here goes... I just went through some mint/proof sets that I've been buying from the US Mint, and frankly hadn't really examined. And then I found this really weird silver proof set error (packaging error, I guess?). I've been poking around on search engines since I discovered I had this, but I have no idea if this is common, unusual, or somewhere in between.
Thanks for mulling this one over!
Colin
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Man, I really like this struck thru!! Is it still in the original packaging?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Yes, it is.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
Mint error and packaging error in one.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Here is a 2023 US Silver Proof Set packaging error
bonus silver! can't beat that
I once had one with a blank planchet. I have no idea where it is now.