Packaging for the "1964" Special Mint set.

WaterSport

Basic question - what was the packing for the mysterious 1964 SMS set? Were they clear mint packing with each coin separate? Was there a mint ID token? Anybody ever seen an original set unbroken????

Anything (other than the overly printed and lacking detail articles about the stacks sale in 93-94) is greatly appreciated. I also rea Lange's info as well as the PCGS coin facts info...but none of them talk about the packaging.

Thanks in advance
WS

EagleEye

I don't think they were officially offered to the public. They came out the back door to Lester Merkin, as I recall. I remember being offered them by Jesse Lipka in 1993. No special packaging then.

MsMorrisine

What held the coins? Cello? Rolls?

DMWJR

Bob, another question -- any idea why PCGS decided to change the designation from MS to SP for SMS coins? I still says SMS on the holder too. I saw one the other day and was just curious.

WaterSport

Good Question Doug and in fact, I think I read NGC calls it "Special" finish. I guess its whatever their board of Experts decide to call it.

Wells thanks folks I was just wondering since everything I have read never described what they came wrapped in.

WS

DCW

I don't think they packaged them in anything special, Bob. By all accounts, they were just "test strikes" that left the Mint and wound up in Lester Merkin 's cabinet.
I owned the Roosevelt at one time, but it is long gone. (Ex LasVegasTeddy) I got bored with it very quickly, as I did not find the difference between it and a nicely struck dime to be wildly fascinating.
Having said that, and if I had an extra $50k sitting around, I would like to own a set and put it away for 20 years. I do believe that the demand will largely exceed the small supply, especially as they are included in many of the registry sets now.