1958 U.S. Mint (Double Set) set

I'm thinking of purchasing this mint set and seeing it's the oldest one of my collection I was wondering if anyone can tell me if this looks like the original packaging from the mint.
It's being offered on ebay and I sometimes get nervous when buying.
I just want your opinion and surely won't hold anyone responsible if it's not.
Hope this photo is viewable.... never uploaded so here it goes...

Thanks all,

 

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lego,looks like the real deal to me.This was the last year they came in cardboard holders and the envelope is certainly genuine.Here is a set from 1956 with the same packaging.
I found the site it's on and I think $160 is too high for this condition.Look around some more and you'll find it for a lot less.

 

The packing looks ok but I would wonder if the coins have been dipped...

You see most of the coins in that kind of packing should be toned in all colors...these are darker brown.
If I were you I would either wait to see coins that are toned neat to know that they are OK or wait to buy one in person.

Speedy

 

I agree with GDJSMP. Looks made up
Pre 1959 mint sets are toughies.And if u do find a legit one , condition is usually poor.

 

I have numerous sets from back then and although the envelope agrees with mine the coins all look like someone either tampered with the set or made up the thing from miscellaneous other sources. It may be real but the tampering look distroys the value. As with most ebay items I'd pass on it if I were you.

 

So the sets from 1947-1958 all had two examples of each coin, then ?

Is there such a thing as a true unopened mint set from say 1953 ?

 

I have followed the advice of these guys before and they never steered me wrong. I think you can hit a coin show and buy one that you can have in hand before paying for it. And most dealers have good pricing at the shows. IMHO

gary

 

ah yep

 

gdjmsp:: what are theyt then flat packs?? or repackaged?

 

I should take another picture of how they have been/they are stored - Sitting around?? naaaa... more like squirrelled away in blanket chests. When I got them, they were in a plastic bag in a paper bag, in a box, inside another box, in a chest! I opened one from each year and remember that yes, they may have been opened and then sealed back up because the tissue seemed to be crinkled and refolded. The staples were rusting and the sleeves are/were still pliable. However what I don't understand is the tape is perfect and I really doubt my grandpop took the time to cut every piece of tape exactly the same. He wasn't that kind of guy. lol... My dad might have, my mom knows nothing and hates coins. lol Sadly my dad and his dad have long passed, so maybe it's just thats the way they were packed?

I remember the coins were absolutely beautiful (I didn't know what proofs were then) I thought the Lincolns were ruined because they had some wild rose/pink/purple toning. I remember thinking they were worth a zillion bucks.. oh well... I sometimes think about selling them, but at around $200 on eBay, it doesn't seem worth it.

Since I have had them, they remain buried - rarely moved, . the packaging on these sets has the coins stacked on top of each other! I did recently (bout a year ago) re-pack them in doubled freezer bags and desiccants, box inside a box, because of what I learned after joining forums and learning about storage and stuff.

So yes they are as new appearing as a raw MSRD 54 Lincoln from a fresh roll.

It has been a tradition to get 10 or more sets of significant years. My kids Graduation is coming up, I got (25) 1979 Mint sets. Whoopee!!! Proof sets are getting really pricey to do 10, prolly do mint sets for them too. I hope they appreciate them someday. At least my youngest has expressed a fair amount of interest and his own hoard of moderns from pocket change.

 

I understand. I have had these since the mid 90's - I have no idea of when he gt them. There also '36, '41, '50 '51 etc- those are singles and in little worse wear. They were package 5 together until I repackage them.

You got me curious to at least look at the coins again in the ones I opened. The coins were really nice and appear mint fresh. If these are fake packaging, I don't get why someone would put such nice coins in them. So what you are saying is I should put my grubby hands all over them, bake then under a HPS light, tear a few corners and dent some edges to make them look legit?

Help me understand, why were there counterfeit packages made? What do the box proof sets sell for anyhow? Anyone?

 

Case in point ...




Here is original 1958 mint set packaging
(note the toning on the coins)

 

I bought a '58 double mint set from my local B+M store about a year ago, paid $400 for it. Sent the better coins in to NGC and sold the rest raw. Total value (quesstimate) $800 including the 1958 ms67*fbl half which I value at the price of the total set. Yours looks picked over and the good ones replaced, just my feeling.

 

I know very little about the boxed proof sets but thought the date was stamped on the tape in large type.

I'm also wondering something about the 1955 double mint sets. Did these come in the soft plastic sleeves?
I have a set in the soft sleeves and figured it had been repackaged.