My father in law gave me 2 special mint sets, 66 and 67. They have been opened and several coins replaced with less quality coins. Hard to tell exactly what scratches are on the box or the coins. As these coins were not proofs, several of the coins are proof like. As the mint sets are not expensive I don't think it's worth replacing the not so perfect coins. Had a thought of using the cases to make circcam sets, crazy I know. Lol I will be reopening them and examining the coins. Also, the pic is not to have the coins evaluated, just as a reference. I'll post pics of them as I check them out.
Were those coins made as proofs or proof like and would u replace the not so quality coins and keep the sets.
Also do u have to have a question to post or as the title says, post an observation and see if others have an opinion as I value and look forward to the opinions of many on here. I'm just saying.
I am wondering why you think they were previously opened? Is there evidence on the holder. Not all of the coins in these sets were of high quality.
Ahhh, ok. My father in law collected Kennedy halves and Lincolns, and had a habit of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The one Lincoln definitely has dirt on it and the Kennedy's don't look quaility.
Takes only a thumb nail and I'm sure they will say ah. And the center of the long side has a slight gap. And knowing him, they were open. Lol
These are just regular Whitman cases for five piece sets with a US Mint insert. They don't always fit together well. I don't think you can prove they've been opened or not been opened but most haven't. It's not at all unusual to have five substandard coins in a set but it's a little more unusual to have five nice Gems either. Cameos are very scarce and I've never seen more than a couple in one set. ...maybe three or four light cameos though.
It looks like OGP to me. I believe the "Packaged by U S Mint" in the lower right corner is molded in raised letters in the plastic. Also I think the Whitman holders have the coin holes centered on a line running through the center of the length of the holder. On these the holes are all on the same base line at the bottom edge of the holes. This is a Whitman type holder. Notice the dime hole is much higher.
They might not all be nice, but they will all be SMS quality. You can tell an SMS coin from a business strike.
