My Lexington in Original Box

Outhaul

wingedliberty

Totally cool. Its my favorite commem. I love it.
You gotta love the box!!



Brian.

MadMarty

Man if he only had a die crack, I could have 2 pissing minutemen!!! Great looking coin!

Outhaul

Thanks Brian,

I love this design too. The box is tough to find and when you do find one it's usually hacked or the images are faded.



<< <i>Man if he only had a die crack, I could have 2 pissing minutemen! >>



Hey Marty,

I could always add a line of silver solder strategically placed of course

Cheers,

Bob

AbesNeighbor

Great Coin! I love the original box.

Great post!

Dan

michael

super duper! this thread is what the boasrds is all about

sincerely michael

BSqr

cool

RegistryCoin

Here's one on Ebay. The box looks nice. It may be one that was on Ebay a week or so ago at $500-$550 range, I think. I think ones recently have gone for about $100-$125 plus the coin. Beware of the raw coin. They are not usually, if ever, the original one included with the box. Figure blue plus $100 and you're probably doing ok. Some have gone for blue plus $25. Condition of the box is worthy of thought. Some like "grammie" or "To Joey" on their box. Some like 'em clean. Also some are faded a little, some a lot. They are cool!
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ps. I've bought some with raw coins, and some that have a pcgs slabbed coin included with the box. I like this latter option, as risk is mostly in the condition of the box.

RegistryCoin

A Box on eBay starting at $24.50

Outhaul

I think I've only ever seen a few of these for sale without the coin. It'd be interesting to see how many survived.

Cheers,

Bob

mrcommem

I love the design and the box that comes with the coin. I bid on one once but lost the auction. Looks like you got a nice well preserved item. I would love to add it to my collection.

wingedliberty

I wonder how many boxes actually survive?

Brian.

njcoincrank

As someone who has collected and dealt in commems in original holders for a long time, I'd like to share this with you.

1 Every (and I mean every) Lexington that was original to the box has had a green patina to it, unless it was dipped. I don't know if this is from the acid in the boxes or what. Blazing lustre, lightly toned, or heavily toned, do not appear in the original boxes.

2 There are some counterfeit boxes out there. I believe they came out of China (where else) in the early 1970's. They have a different shade of ink, are generally in much better appearing condition, and have a coin that does not have the green patina mentioned above.

Hope this helps.

njcoincrank

wingedliberty

How ironic, an item with a patriotic U.S symbol, made in China.

Brian.

BigD5

NJcoincrank brings up a good point. Original Lexington's have a greenish patina to them, that looks similar to PVC. The box I have up on Ebay had a green hued coin, and someone thought they would help me out, and DIP the green stuff off the coin! I almost cried.
The Lexington's are the most populous, I would guess. Some boxes are rarer than others, but they're neat no matter what. To me anyway.

RegistryCoin

This lot, that a while back, had a BIN at $550 (with no bidders), I think, and recently didn't sell with a BIN of $350 (no bidders), has been relisted again.
Now it has bidders and currently stands at blue ($72) plus $30.50, (if the raw coin is accurately graded).
Relisted Lex. & Box