U.S. Mint bag questions.

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  1. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

    Is this a real U.S. Mint bag? How old would you say it is?

    Someone used it as padding to mail a framed picture to me. Kind of a surprise gift!

    Coin Bag 01.JPG
     
    bdunnse, Jul 18, 2014
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  3. Endeavor

    Endeavor Well-Known Member

    Looks legit to me. I have that looks similar except black lettering and a different company instead of "L.I. INC.". Nice surprise gift!
     
    Endeavor, Jul 19, 2014
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  4. Endeavor

    Endeavor Well-Known Member

    Cents Canvas Bag.jpg
     
    Endeavor, Jul 19, 2014
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  5. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    They are relatively modern bags. I would guess in the 90's or early 2000's.
     
    LostDutchman, Jul 19, 2014
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  6. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    I agree. They do not look like mine, which are 60's and 70's vintage I believe. Great for storing 5000 wheat cents, (obviously), but also nice to stick your piles of world coins into. Between those two uses I have about 8 lying around, (yeah, I know, I have "issues"). :(
     
    medoraman, Jul 19, 2014
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  7. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    Need a band for that bag 003axx.JPG
     
    dwhiz, Jul 19, 2014
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  8. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    How's this for a mint bag?

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    ToughCOINS, Aug 3, 2014
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  9. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Now that bag is interesting.
     
    Conder101, Aug 3, 2014
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  10. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    Sure is!
     
    LostDutchman, Aug 3, 2014
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  11. Teddydogno1

    Teddydogno1 Well-Known Member

    Today we have trouble imagining tossing 250 gold coins into a bag! That's, what, about 17.5 lbs (std) of gold?

    Rob
     
    Teddydogno1, Aug 3, 2014
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  12. iontyre

    iontyre Active Member

    OMG... 250 1931 Philadelphia double eagles... 20-25k each. That's 5-6.25 million dollars for the bag (with coins). NICE!
     
    iontyre, Aug 4, 2014
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  13. Argenteus Fossil

    Argenteus Fossil Active Member

    I've seen some really cool stuff on this website. That bag is in the top 5. If all 250 of the coins graded 61-63, I averaged 50K a coin. That's $12.5M. Incredible what that bag (may have) once held.
     
    Argenteus Fossil, Aug 4, 2014
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  14. onecenter

    onecenter Member

    Now, THAT is bag of goodies! Can you imagine opening something like this today, FULL?
     
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  15. josh's coins

    josh's coins Well-Known Member

    Now if you happened to own this bag I'd be an interested buyer.
     
    josh's coins, Aug 4, 2014
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  16. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I do own this bag Josh, but that's a rather long line you're standing in.

    Purchased from the survivor of a Virginia banker, this is one of my neater acquisitions. Because only about 250 pieces of the contained issue are believed to have survived, I speculate that only this bag escaped destruction with those coins.

    - Mike
     
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  17. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    if you need a band for that bay see my post just above your bag post LOL
    nice bag!!!
     
    dwhiz, Aug 4, 2014
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  18. josh's coins

    josh's coins Well-Known Member

    Darnit. I am in search for some quality mint bags from the early 1900s or 1800s. It will add to the authentic look of my western display I'm putting together.
     
    josh's coins, Aug 4, 2014
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  19. desertgem

    desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor Supporter

    Some ' doctors' seek out the older mint bags so their AT textile patterns are closer to the weave of the real bag of the time.
     
    desertgem, Aug 4, 2014
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  20. Argenteus Fossil

    Argenteus Fossil Active Member

    Out of curiosity, what do you suppose that bag or one like it is worth? After seeing your post, I began my search to try and find one for sale. No such luck as of yet.
     
    Argenteus Fossil, Aug 5, 2014
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  21. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I have seen a full mint bag of half eagles on the auction block before, but I'm quite certain that was for a common date, or I would have noted it more specifically. That bag of coins sold for a lot more than I expected, likely because of individual high grade pieces, and not because of the bag itself.

    I have no reliable reference for pricing an important standalone bag such as this, although a Heritage rep who saw my photos years ago suggested consigning, with a start at $300. Personally, I like it way too much to entertain offers in that neighborhood.

    Furthermore, I already discussed the first right of refusal with a collector a few years back . . . nothing I'm contractually bound to, but I like the guy too much to slight him.
     
    ToughCOINS, Aug 5, 2014
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