Need pictures of Christmas gift boxes used for gold coins before 1933
CaptHenway
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Does anybody have a picture or two of one of the small gift boxes, typically red, used to hold a gold coins, typically a $2-1/2 or $5, to be given as a present? Some banks used to stock them to sell to customers who wanted to use coins as gifts, either at Christmas or as a birthday or christening gift or whatever.
Need for a story in COINage. As high a resolution as possible.
Thanks,
TD
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I think CRO had some many years ago?
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I have asked them. Thanks.
I have never heard of them. I sure would like to see a picture.
I have some pictures that I took for the NNP. They may or may not be on the site yet. If they're not, I can get them to you, but you'd have to get permission from them to republish them. (Tagging @Coinosaurus ).
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Please send the pictures along with a name to ask permission from!
Thanks!
Tom
@messydesk Why do you need permission from the NNP - as the original author you retain the copyright unless you SPECIFICALLY assigned it to them. They have the right to use but cannot restrict YOUR use of YOUR images.
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Because the rights were assigned to the NNP.
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These boxes are something I had never heard of before. I hope photos can be shown.
Didn't they have to be turned in with the coins in 1933?
I remember seeing one in a dealers case many years ago. It was a cardboard box covered with a gold colored foil. I don't remember what his asking price was but the box had a sticker on the lid with the his asking price and I was concerned that peeling off the sticker would ruin the box.
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All done with the article. Thank you messydesk!
Let us know when/where it’s available. I’m really curious about these boxes now!
Unless it was a CAC sticker?
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The article will be in the Dec.-Jan. Issue of COINage. They have gone from monthly to every other month
I subscribe to Coinage, but didn't notice that change. Their website confirms it.