1946 BTW set in original card

Tonelover

Just picked this up on ebay on one of those impulse purchases. I figured that for $100 I couldn't go terribly wrong. That the coins look very much original and as issued just appealed to me.

Swiatek and Breen's Encyclopedia of US Silver & Gold Commemorative coins states that about 20 of these have been seen by them but that book is over 10 years old. They illustrate the exact holder.

Anyone know if these are that scarce or feel they're remotely interesting?

1946 BTW Set

Trooper

Nice pick-up. I saw the auction myself and I was thinking about it because of the "holder". I'm sure there's a premium there because of that.

Tom

darktone

Looks neat! Are you sure this is a mint issued holder? Either way a $100 sounds like a good price. mike

tonyhar

Nice Buy!!

TomB

Aren't these the holders that Stack's sold them in? I have seen these around quite a bit.

Outhaul

Tom, I believe you're correct. These are the holders that Stack's put them in. Still, very collectable.

Cheers,

Bob

Tonelover

I don't believe the government issued any holders for these, rather these were offered by various banks and special interest groups chosen by the memorial commission. This particular holder, or at least a very close version of it was offered by Stacks who was an authorized issuing agent.

I have been informed by a knowledgable board member that there are different variations of the holder and that this person has seen 100-150 of them. His estimate puts the survival rate more along the lines of 400-500 although I'm not sure if that's just for the holder or with original coins still inside.