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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4565538, member: 101855&quot;]Back in 1995, the mint issued some of the Civil War commemorative coin sets in a modern version of the &quot;Union case.&quot; The top and bottom of the box featured a reprodution of a New Orleans Mint $10 gold piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1130499[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In case you are courious, here&#039;s what the plasic disk looks like on the reverse. This one fell out one day, and before I glued it back together, I took this picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1130500[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My question was, did cases like this exist back in the mid 19th century, and if they do, are they available. The answer is yes, and here is one. I found it in a Stacks&#039; Auction years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1130508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1130509[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These cases were used to protect tin type and ambrotypes. Here is an example with a photo of a Union officer. If I could figure out his name, it would be far more valuable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cover:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1130512[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Inside:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1130513[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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