Just realized I have that many Bridgeport commemorative boxes (not coins π).
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@colorcommem, ok Iβll bite. Why? Did you send them all in to be certified? Is there a market for the empty boxes and paperwork? Zack.
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I imagine those are not easy to come by. When I bought my Lexington the collector sent the display box it came in. Nice to keep them together.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455723 -
@pcgscacgold said:
I imagine those are not easy to come by. When I bought my Lexington the collector sent the display box it came in. Nice to keep them together.The Lexington wooden box is one of more common vintage commemorative coin packaging. Itβs become so popular that there are counterfeits of it.
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@BillJones said:
@pcgscacgold said:
I imagine those are not easy to come by. When I bought my Lexington the collector sent the display box it came in. Nice to keep them together.The Lexington wooden box is one of more common vintage commemorative coin packaging. Itβs become so popular that there are counterfeits of it.
Hopefully mine is real.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
The original packaging is really cool. They are treasures.
My first job out of college was in Westport, CT, which borders Bridgeport. I remember visiting Sam Sloat Rare Coins in Westport circa 2000-2001 and seeing a couple of these in the same packaging you have and thinking they must be from the people / family who originally bought them.
I donβt have many numismatic regrets, but I regret not buying one.4 -
@johnnyb said:
The original packaging is really cool. They are treasures.
My first job out of college was in Westport, CT, which borders Bridgeport. I remember visiting Sam Sloat Rare Coins in Westport circa 2000-2001 and seeing a couple of these in the same packaging you have and thinking they must be from the people / family who originally bought them.
I donβt have many numismatic regrets, but I regret not buying one.Yes, so long as they were not too expensive. Former ANA president and commemorative coin dealer specialist, Anthony Switeck (sp) brought a number of these pieces to FUN shows. Some of them were very neat, but the prices for the box, envelope, folder or other type of holder were strong.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?0 -
@johnnyb said:
The original packaging is really cool. They are treasures.
My first job out of college was in Westport, CT, which borders Bridgeport. I remember visiting Sam Sloat Rare Coins in Westport circa 2000-2001 and seeing a couple of these in the same packaging you have and thinking they must be from the people / family who originally bought them.
I donβt have many numismatic regrets, but I regret not buying one.Sam Sloat was one of the great 'stand-up' dealers of all time. A true professional.
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The reverse of the Bridgeport commem is very pleasing. Honestly it is the one reverse that could have been repurposed, art deco eagle and all statutorily required inscriptions on one side.
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I got a Bridgeport commem as well and don't regret getting it
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I did not know that there was a 3 coin box for Bridgeport. I have seen the 1937 Arkansas Stacks box- it is well made. I don't know if the box was used for 1938 and 39- I suspect so
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Here are a few I have. I grew up in Delaware
Lexington box
Columbian leather cover
York Commemorative half dollar
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?5 -
I note that someone affixed two of the 1937 Connecticut postage stamps to the underside of one of the boxes. The stamps appear to be uncancelled, so they were not the actual postage for the shipment. Those stamps are not particularly valuable, but they make a nice accessory for the coin. So it is possible that someone applied the stamps at a later time.
Several years ago I bought a collection of vintage commemorative half dollars with packaging. This shows the outer box that the single Bridgeport half dollar was mailed in:
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@BillJones Any way to tell if this is the real thing?
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Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455720 -
from what I just read on google, if the box is made out of pine it is likely real, the copies seem to be made out of balsa. Take that with a grain of salt.
Also the genuine box measures 1.75x1.75 inches
the fakes are 1.875 x 1.688 inches
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@dcarr said:
Six and a half cents to ship that half in the original box !
I guess shipping was expensive even back then.
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The coins are BU silver Franklin halves and BU silver Kennedy halves.
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Great and interesting stuff. Iβm a fan of vintage packaging for early commemoratives. Itβs easier to buy the coins than the vintage packaging.
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Hey @colorcommem
I see some double mint sets buried in that box.
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Yes, you have great eyes. I did that on purpose to see if any members would spot it πππ Life is too boring without doing something interesting.
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These tended to tone rather unattractively in their boxes of issue. I once had one in a box with a gold obverse (from gold leaf drifting off the inner cover) and grey reverse (from sitting on the paper cut out), attesting to the fact that someone had left it undisturbed in the box for 70 years... I wish I had that one back.
Dr Mikey
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Somewhere in my basement I have a book recounting the history of Bridgeport which was released at the same time as the coins. The cover stock of the book is the same color as the boxes and it carries the same logo. My wife's family has lived near Bridgeport since the 1960s, we got the book from her grandmother's estate. If I can lay hands on it, I will add pictures to this post.
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
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@colorcommem said:
Yes, you have great eyes. I did that on purpose to see if any members would spot it πππ Life is too boring without doing something interesting.I've got a dozen or so stashed... They are very difficult to find in original condition and/or with coins that have not gone terminal black.
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