What kind of mint packaging did the U.S. mint use for 19th century proof coins?

NumisOxide

I always wondered what kind of mint packaging did the U.S. mint use for proof coins in the 1800's. If any one knows I would be very interested to learn about it.

mgoodm3

Fed-Ex?

NumisOxide

Were they put in presentatation boxes?

NumisOxide

Anyone with any good info on this?

Conder101

I know in the 1840's it was possible to get them in custom velvet lined cases (But the cases were not manditory). I know that later in the 1800's they were wrapped in tissue paper but I don't know if they were in any other holder. They were apparently mailed in a manila type envelope.

Dabigkahuna

I have seen one mint set from the mid 19th century. The coins were tissue wrapped. The receipt and packing ship had been folded and used as the envelope to mail the set in. I don't know if that was the common practice of the mint but it was common for letters to be folded and mailed like this up through at least the civil war times.

Larry
Dabigkahuna

IrishMike

I've heard that they were wrapped in jeweler's tissue paper and mailed in envelopes. You see this in auction descriptions all the time to describe the toning. Whether this is true or not I haven't a clue.

Julian

Tissue is the answer.

The cases that were mentioned, for the most part, were done outside the mint. Some were probably done for contract to the mint, such as the King of Siam proof set.

John Pittman had some cased sets, but, as I understood it, the cases were not mint issue.

Conder101

Your right about the Pittman cases, they were made outside the mint, but they were provided to the mint by the outside craftsman. (As are todays cases) and the invoice for the set included the price of the case as well. (Pittman had the invoice) So the set was "cased from the mint".

magikbilly

Smaller denominations were often sold right out of a register drawer at the Mint in the later 19th Century.

Billy

michael

many of the early 19 century cases into the middle of the 19 cen tury for the usa proof sets where made in england ordered from spink

michael

michael

and them original mint tissue was not like the thin white tissue paper of today it was like a little thicker and was off white brownish color

michael

spink and sons london england official presentation coin set purveyors to the royal household