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Two Roll Sets, this is how they are made.
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Page 40 in Coin World. I won't get into other parts of the article, but this is what they say the Mint said:
CWI (Coin Wrap Inc), in Harrisburg, PA., receives circulation-quality coins from both the Denver and Phili Mints in bags containing tens of thousands of coins each. CWI wraps the coins in the specially designed black, green and white paper wrappers.... blah blah blah.
CWI puts a stamp on each box in order to track it. Their stamp consists of an operator ID, date the box was packed, and time the box was packed.
So there ya go.
My take is the date stamp might not be very accurate as to the date the coin was minted, but I think it's safe to say that a box marked February has coins that were minted before a box with a date of May. Expecially with the Bison, as they are selling them a soon as they are made.
Actually now that I think of it, maybe the Mint gave CWI 10 million coins from the start...and they've been wrapping those the whole time.
CWI (Coin Wrap Inc), in Harrisburg, PA., receives circulation-quality coins from both the Denver and Phili Mints in bags containing tens of thousands of coins each. CWI wraps the coins in the specially designed black, green and white paper wrappers.... blah blah blah.
CWI puts a stamp on each box in order to track it. Their stamp consists of an operator ID, date the box was packed, and time the box was packed.
So there ya go.
My take is the date stamp might not be very accurate as to the date the coin was minted, but I think it's safe to say that a box marked February has coins that were minted before a box with a date of May. Expecially with the Bison, as they are selling them a soon as they are made.
Actually now that I think of it, maybe the Mint gave CWI 10 million coins from the start...and they've been wrapping those the whole time.
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<< <i>Me thinks you are wrong! >>
How so?
It's very interesting if true and certainly plausible.
the stuff I mentioned above.. Those are direct quotes.
But your right about the color, it's not black it brownish. But it does say .."designating the contents as Bison 5-cent coins and the facility producint the coins."
I think it's legit.. Someone should call Coin Wrap Inc in PA to find out the scoop.
<< <i>The article being referred to talks about the people on eBay selling the sealed boxes of Bison Nickels and saying that a 0000 number and early date are first strikes. This would explain the colors on the wrapper misunderstanding. >>
How would that explain the color?