In the " you learn something new everyday" category...

joeykoins

Hi guy's, I was discussing with my dealer friend about how cool the gimmick of placing coins (Sacagawea Dollar/Lincoln cent) in cereal boxes for collector's. Not realizing these would turn out to be BIG premiums in the future! This is when my buddy told me that they did the same premise with packs of cigarettes, placing two pennies in the packs. In which,turned out to be the discovery of the 55 double die. WoW! I did not know this. How many of you guy's did? " You learn something new everyday".-joey

AUandAG

First I heard of it as well.

bob

joeykoins

Yep! My friend was right. I just googled it and it explains in the "Wikipedia". Very cool!

kranky

Yes, the insertion of two cents in the cigarette packs was not actually a gimmick, but a way of returning change. A pack of cigs in a vending machine was 23 cents, and you put in 25 cents.

bolivarshagnasty

Yes, it has been discussed here on this forum in the past. It was only on the East coast, Boston area possibly. The two cents were given back as change in cigarette vending machines.

sparky64

Sorry. Nothing to add. Already been mentioned. Too slow on the keyboard.

magikbilly

IIRC some Superman #1 comics were obtained this way, as change, when purchasing something through the mail from the 1939 NYWF right when it opened.

ERic

ricko

Not just the Boston area... it was here in NYS as well.... My Dad would send me down to the corner store for a pack of cigarettes.... I remember him commenting on the '55 DDO....said it messed up his vision... Cheers, RickO

joeykoins

<< <i>Not just the Boston area... it was here in NYS as well.... My Dad would send me down to the corner store for a pack of cigarettes.... I remember him commenting on the '55 DDO....said it messed up his vision... Cheers, RickO >>

That's whats so great with the best of the best double die, it so,so dramatic! It just hits you when you see it. No loupe needed.

JedPlanchet

Was thinking about this the other day - it would be cool if any of the sealed cigarette packs exist with the doubled die cents still in them. Not likely I know ...

WinLoseWin

<< <i>Was thinking about this the other day - it would be cool if any of the sealed cigarette packs exist with the doubled die cents still in them. Not likely I know ... >>



It would be neat to see an original one. That is also an idea for the Chinese counterfeiters to work on.