Lexington-Concord in original wooden box
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People are demanding in post more coin pictures. [I'm shocked! I've always assumed people wanted to hear less from me. ]
I do find the original packaging interesting on some of these.
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I am the type that appreciates original packaging - coins in context as it were. So I like seeing it. Too bad it’s a rarity.
That's why they want pictures.
Very cool! I’ve always been fascinated with classic coin OGP.
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I'm pretty sure that's not OGP.
Do we know who might have marketed those holders with the coins? How far "aftermarket" were they?
Those were the boxes that many of the coins were distributed in. I believe they were primarily sold through banks, but the coins were in those boxes. They are quite common (relatively common) when compared to other original packaging for classic commems.
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Correct. That's true of a lot of "original packaging" on the earliest commems. They were, after all, generally distributed by the organizations they were benefiting. So a lot of the more interesting packaging is "aftermarket".
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I read several years ago that these wooden boxes were being reproduced so be careful when buying them.
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Well, I don't think that was the intent, but I'll allow it.
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Agreed, the box looks fine. There are actually counterfeits of those boxes. I forget how to tell them apart. I think the printed design is less clear on the counterfeits. Yours looks nice and sharp.
The wood used for these boxes tends to give a vaguely greenish tint to coins stored in them for a long time. The color on the pictured coin looks appropriate.
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Nice example.
I don't have the box but I believe this is the usual look for this issue from long time storage in the box.
Bought this BTW in this original "tab toned" holder. Goldberg's images:
About 25 years ago I bought a lovely light green-gray specimen from @TomB at the Parsippany show, he had had a problem convincing PCGS that the color was from box storage and was natural, eventually they slabbed it and I still have it . Here's a different example
Commems and Early Type
Unfortunately (with the exception above), those boxes usually imparted ugly toning on Lexingtons. The only ones that are nicely toned were likely transferred to another holder (like a Wayte Raymond one) shortly after issue.
I not only remember sitting in the living room of the family who had owned that coin from 1925, but also recall you coming up to the table in Parsippany and buying it when it came back from PCGS. Isn't that odd that we both remember that single transaction?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson