Soooooooo... Anyone ever see one of these?? I smell fish...

blacksmoke

"Certified Mint Sealed"?? Who certified it??
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ModCrewman

I thought those were interesting too. Would be nice to know who the certifying party is. I could see this being a legitimate "service" if they were pulled from mint sealed boxes.

chumley

he doesnt even claim that there are coins in there

blacksmoke

Yeah.. Me too. ha ha. Looks just like a address label you can print up at home and put whatever you want on it. Wonder if there's tiny print on the bottom that says "Made in China"?

blacksmoke

Wait, the US Gov is having an estate sale? This is the fix to the budget crisis??

kookoox10

Good grief, the "Minnesota Collection"?? I guess anyone could come up with a provenance these days.

TwoSides2aCoin

Marketing 101 minus 1 = 100

19Lyds

I would never even consider this one since the color on the envelope just doesn't look right.
It looks closer in color to the aftermarket envelopes which are offered on ebay.

Type2

They where sell this stuff on Coin Vault on TV.

TireKicker

johnny9434

<< <i>They where sell this stuff on Coin Vault on TV. >>

lmao, ya know

coindeuce

<< <i>I would never even consider this one since the color on the envelope just doesn't look right.
It looks closer in color to the aftermarket envelopes which are offered on ebay. >>



It is an original envelope. And the ribbing of the corrugated cardboard insert that the Mint used in some of the 1955/1956 flat packs is evident in the image as well. If it is offered at a fair market value that makes sense, what is the problem? Current CDN bid for the '55 flat pack Proof set is about $98. Looks like a bargain to me at $76 right now. The end flap style outer envelopes have never been copied in my experience, and even indicates that the set is from the early phase of 1955 transition from the box pack to the flat envelope pack. The only inaccuracy posted by the seller is in the title, where they indicate Mint set instead of Proof set. Big deal.