So I was gonna wait to post these, but figured with all the tension in threads lately, I figured now would be a good time considering this shouldnt start any new debates. These are really special to me because I feel comfortable to hang them on my wall in frames to admire and dont feel the need to lock them up. I also havent seen or know of anyone else who avidly collect these and I think they have some really important history to them. My mint bag collection: First up is a bit of a mystery. No denomination and no date. It is big enough that it could have held dollars or halves, and with the reinforced stitching along the weaker edges, that is a real possibility. Cent bags from San Francisco. Good luck finding another 1943 SF bag that once held $20 worth of steel cents! This is by far my favorite bag. How about WWII era nickel bags that held silver alloy nickels. And lastly, just a 1926 Buffalo nickel bag, my most recent find. I collect the old bags, and apparently mostly WWII era, but if you got any I would love to see them.
Those are some nice ones. I have a few (no pictures at present): 1969 "San Francisco Assay Office" $200 nickel bag. 1950 Denver silver quarter bag. 1941 Denver $50 nickel bag (just got it, here is auction picture): I know I have a couple others somewhere, but I can't remember what they are.
So cool!! That 1926 Nickel bag would be incredible if it had been from San Francisco. Have you come across any key date bags? Like 1916 Dimes from Denver or 1926 San Francisco Dimes or Nickels or 1938 Half Dollars from Denver. I bet those would be really hard to come across. The few bags I have are modern canvas bags. I have some cent, nickel, quarter and a half dollar bag. I used to to use them in my coin roll hunting days to transfer the loose half dollars back to various banks.
Not yet. The best one i have come across is a New Orleans Mint silver dollar bag with no date. I stopped bidding on it after it reached $330. It sold for over $500. In 2008, Heritage sold a 1943 Philidephia cent bag for $125. I have never seen another SF bag like mine. I have also seen Heritage sell some 1920s double eagle bags that shared the same vaults as some bags that had been stolen.
Another post that brings back memories . My mom as frugal as she was used small size money bags to replace pockets in my dad's trousers . We had a good supply as dad worked at the Federal Reserve . Daily they would receive shipments they would have the money sacks brought in the cages and women would roll the coinage for the banks demands.
Just imagine what they would have looked like full!!! 4000 BU 1926 buffs! How many MS 66's? 67's? <sigh>
I have 3 bags from the San Francisco mint from the 1930s. Burlap sacks. Any idea on what they are worth?
I have about forty bags altogether, quite a few from the mint, but most are from local banks and the federal reserve. Today they are just full of junk silver. I also have two full bags of buffalo nickels and one of just Barber quarters, dimes and halves (my favorite).
