Suriname coin set-Mint or Proof?

danglen

I just got this set of Suriname coins from 1962. Krause only shows a proof set issued that year (650 total) and no mint sets. However, these coins certainly don't seem to have the fields you would expect of a proof set. Is anyone familiar with these issues?

wildjag

Not to thread hijack, but I thought this was going to be a spoof thread of ajaan asking about the Cook Islands set. Does this mean I hang out in the Open Forum too much

danglen

ttt-I can't beleive that someone in this forum can't shed some light on this topic I though everybody collected Suriname

oldshep

can't beleive that someone in this forum can't shed some light on this topic I though everybody collected Suriname
Dan, you stumped the experts, I didn't think it was possible.
Shep

a2labmom

I know nothing about the set, but was wondering...any possibility of getting a better picture of the coins? Can't really tell much about them from the pics.

coinrookie

Could they be matte finish?

Steve

cladking

I believe these are mint sets. I don't recall having seen a proof set so can't be certain.

PuddlePirate

Since I am not an expert the fact that I don't have a clue doesn't really matter does it

I can't tell from the pics anyway (that and I've lost my glasses again doesn't help).

lordmarcovan

Looks like a mint set to me, but I dunno.

Did you look and see if it had words in big lettering at the top that said "Proof Set" or "Mint Set"?

The Mushroom will never live that one down.

sumnom

There's a square coin. Cool.

Askari

Dan, just because Krause doesn't list a mint set -- or a proof set -- for a given year, that doesn't mean there wasn't one. They're pretty slow to update the set lists. I'm unfamiliar with Suriname coinage, but does the packaging seem like it might be "official" or "post-mint"?

danglen

<< <i> Dan, just because Krause doesn't list a mint set -- or a proof set -- for a given year, that doesn't mean there wasn't one. They're pretty slow to update the set lists. I'm unfamiliar with Suriname coinage, but does the packaging seem like it might be "official" or "post-mint"? >>



Don, I understand that Krause can be a bit slow, but we're talking forty-three years, which is a bit slow even for Krause It looks like a mint product, but I have never seen one of their mint products, so it's hard to tell. The coins definitely don't have the mirror finishes we expect in our proof coins, but not all proofs are created equal

In any event, I'm putting it on the Bay of E tonight at ninety-nine cents with No Reserve, so either someone that knows Suriname coinage will jump on it, or maybe two or three () and we'll see where the whole thing winds up. This is what makes this exciting