Pre33 $2.50 Indian Gold (original?) box…

asheland

This is an interesting piece, it came through the shop the other day and had this mint state quarter eagle perfectly fitted inside…

This looks and feels like it’s contemporary to the coin, it even has that “old smell” like old books… Does anybody know anything about these?

Can anyone confirm that this is contemporary to the pre-33 circulating coins?

I got it for free, I was going to buy the coin but it has an area on the edge that looks filed so I passed on it, but I do want to get a raw $2.50 to put back in it.

If anyone has something similar, please post it here!

MsMorrisine

American Eagle Gold Bullion One Ounce Presentation Case (100 Count)
https://www.usmint.gov/american-eagle-gold-bullion-one-ounce-presentation-case-100-count-GBE.html

could be contemporary. looks like it

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Copperindian

Terry -
My understanding about these boxes is they contained 1) a 1907 QE (the one on the left) & 2) a 1908 QE (right box). They were purchased from a bank - the 1907 to celebrate the birth of a daughter & the 1908 for her first birthday.
Ken

MsMorrisine

@Copperindian said:

Terry -
My understanding about these boxes is they contained 1) a 1907 QE (the one on the left) & 2) a 1908 QE (right box). They were purchased from a bank - the 1907 to celebrate the birth of a daughter & the 1908 for her first birthday.
Ken

now it just needs the outer box...

it's still a cool pair

johnny9434

Cool, ya dont see them every day

Morgan White

Quarter Eagles were popular gifts in the early 20th Century, so it makes sense that companies made presentation boxes for them.

Givaudan

@Morgan White said:
Quarter Eagles were popular gifts in the early 20th Century, so it makes sense that companies made presentation boxes for them.

Not so much these days.
When I was a kid, I'd get a (silver) dime under my pillow after losing a tooth.
On Halloween a neighbor passed out shinny pennies.

The early 20th Century was a wild time if people received Quarter Eagles as gifts.

Copperindian

The coins that were in the boxes above:

MsMorrisine

stunners

PerryHall

Gold coins were a popular gift for birthdays and Christmas. During Christmas shopping time, people would go to their bank and request a nice gold coin for a gift and the bank would give them a gold coin with a small cardboard box that were covered in gold colored foil with a recess for a G$2.5 or a G$5. This was long before gift cards were an option.

CharlotteDude

@Copperindian said:
The coins that were in the boxes above:

I know these coins and their story very well…

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1110300/quarter-eagles-on-hold-1907-cacg-ms-65-1908-cacg-ms-64

BillJones

From what I have read, the quarter eagle was a very popular gift, especially at Christmas. There was a spike in demand for them at that time. Otherwise it was a gold coin which was too small for the businesses to use conveniently. They wanted double eagles, which explains why the mintages were high for them in the 1920s, and mintages for other gold coins were sporadic.

Copperindian

@CharlotteDude: thanks for posting the link that verifies the provenance of these two coins. I saw your BST post but I was too late to act. Luckily, it was DM that bought them & agreed to sell them to me.

JBK

Many banks still give out fancy packaging (envelopes) around the holidays to hold currency or checks.

jwitten

After years and years of buying and selling mainly $2 1/2 coins, I have acquired a whole drawer of random holders I’ve kept. Here’s a few interesting similar ones.

jwitten

Found a few more

CaptHenway

I did an article for COINage magazine several years ago about coin Christmas gift boxes. Many banks kept a few of them on hand for customers who wished to buy one. Based on what I have seen over the last half century, yours must have been a fairly popular brand.

asheland

@Copperindian said:

Terry -
My understanding about these boxes is they contained 1) a 1907 QE (the one on the left) & 2) a 1908 QE (right box). They were purchased from a bank - the 1907 to celebrate the birth of a daughter & the 1908 for her first birthday.
Ken

I appreciate the post!

And those coins are awesome!

asheland

@jwitten said:
Found a few more

Right at the top of the picture, that looks a lot like mine!

Thank you for posting these!

asheland

I definitely need to find a Quarter Eagle to put in this box!

MsMorrisine

have a shelf for it?

Capgun

Knowing where this box originated answered 1/2 my question, so thanks.
Anyone know who who gave this Christmas gift to grandma?

oldglorycoins

Makes for a great display!

johnny9434

@JBK said:
Many banks still give out fancy packaging (envelopes) around the holidays to hold currency or checks.

I'd like to see the old coin holders where ya fill it with dimes etc, etc..

The_Dinosaur_Man

There is a Blackstone Valley Coin Club in Uxbridge, MA. They may be interested in at least seeing this box

jwitten

@johnny9434 said:

@JBK said:
Many banks still give out fancy packaging (envelopes) around the holidays to hold currency or checks.

I'd like to see the old coin holders where ya fill it with dimes etc, etc..

Here’s an old Tiffany holder that fits either dimes or $2 1/2 coins… I prefer the gold..

johnny9434

@jwitten said:

@johnny9434 said:

@JBK said:
Many banks still give out fancy packaging (envelopes) around the holidays to hold currency or checks.

I'd like to see the old coin holders where ya fill it with dimes etc, etc..

Here’s an old Tiffany holder that fits either dimes or $2 1/2 coins… I prefer the gold..

Wicked cool, I like 👍

CaptHenway

From the 1930 Mint Report:

CaptHenway

In the late 1960's one of my Grandmothers had to move in with us. One day she discovered that I collected coins, and this triggered a memory in her.

She had been born in 1890, and after high school she went to work for a few years for the local telephone company as a switchboard operator, so maybe 1908-1915-ish? She said that one Christmas she got a $2-1/2 dollar gold piece in her pay envelope. I naturally asked her if she had kept it and she said no, that was her entire pay for the week, and like every other week she took it home and gave it to her mother, who gave her back the 50 cents she was normally allowed to keep for herself.

It was the only gold coins she ever owned in her life, and she remembered it.

asheland

@MsMorrisine said:
have a shelf for it?

Not yet…