How rare is this set? Any info is appreciated
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It's an oddball in the 200+sets I just pulled from the BSD....any background on why these are different (flag)
bob
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Looks like somebody - after market - put together sets using a heat sealing machine.
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I agree that it is an after-market set. I would expect no real added value over the value of the coins.
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Someone recycled the envelope. :-)
Yeah, the cello looks suspect (the seal between the coins from the mint is textured, not smooth), but I have a few souvenir sets that look a lot like that. (The ones bought at the mint store at the mints.) The big difference is the mint ID is a token, not paper, and the coins in the set are exclusive to the mint it came from. But hey, silver is silver!
Thanks and just had never seen this set before (memory fades).
bob:)
PS: the coins in this set far surpass the Mint issued 57's that I have.
I have several of sets packaged like yours...I am not sure who made these sets...but every coin appears to have hand picked quality....
this!
The quarter and franklin look MS68.
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It is not a U.S. Government issue. The 1957 mint sets came in pink cardboard holders. It was the only year the mints did that.
They do appear to be quite nice.
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I don't know about the set but the nickel seems to have some nice toning going on.
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Going up on ebay tonight.
bob
Official or not, those are some great coins.
Didn't forget. Just wanted you to have an opportunity to contribute to this thread.
I Appreciate that. you were MIA lately and I missed your cheerleading and repetitive rhetoric.
And Bob those are some nice looking coins. So whomever repackaged them, it appears they picked out some high end examples.
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bob
I do not recall seeing sets like that.. and I have gone through a lot of sets at shows...Cheers, RickO