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1955 Flat Pack Proof Set - no seal?

msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
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Any info as to why this set dosen't have the mint seal? Cello packaging looks good to me. Without the envelope I would have considered the thought of a coin company putting it together back in the day. Any info is appreciated (I spend the bulk of my time on the sportscard forums).

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  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
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  • soty27soty27 Posts: 1,956
    I dont know to much about these but I can tell you that if you are relying on the envelope to prove authenticity you are way off. Anytime someone gets one of these and finds something nice they will open it, therefore not needing the envelope for anything. You can buy just the envelopes so I wouldnt count the envelope for anything JMO.
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Somethings not right here...mine has the mint seal where your quarter is located.
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  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably just a packaging error. They happen.

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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,093 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Probably just a packaging error. They happen. >>



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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Probably just a packaging error. They happen. >>

    I have a few 55s, one has no seal in it just like yours. I always assumed it was a mint packaging issue. It doesn't appear to me that it was resealed, but who knows.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've seen them without the seal before. Don't know if they were early sets before they started putting in the seal, or if they just ran out of them one day and kept on working. Don't think it matters one way or the other.
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  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭


    << <i>I can tell you that if you are relying on the envelope to prove authenticity you are way off. Anytime someone gets one of these and finds something nice they will open it, therefore not needing the envelope for anything. You can buy just the envelopes so I wouldnt count the envelope for anything JMO. >>




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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have seen these sets with and without the seal. I don't think that there anything that is unusual here. I don't think you can get a premium for this.

    For what it's worth, I bought a 1955 flat pack set in the 1970s from a dealer who had it in an unopened envelope. I asked him to open it, and he did. The set did not have the seal. I'm quite sure it was shipped that way.

    Just a guess, but maybe these were among the first of the flat pack sets.
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  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I have seen these sets with and without the seal. I don't think that there anything that is unusual here. I don't think you can get a premium for this.

    For what it's worth, I bought a 1955 flat pack set in the 1970s from a dealer who had it in an unopened envelope. I asked him to open it, and he did. The set did not have the seal. I quite sure it was shipped that way.

    Just a guess, but maybe these were among the first of the flat pack sets. >>



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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I vaguely recall hearing that when they first started selling the flat packs they went with a six-opening format in case they resumed striking silver dollars some day, and just left the extra space empty. However, when people got the sets people complained that a coin was "missing," so they added the seal to eliminate the complaints. Howwever, I cannot vouch for this story.

    The holes as organized don't have one large enough for a silver dollar. They would have had to reorganize it similar to the Canadian Proof-Like sets.

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  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    image Thanks to all for the help.

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