Owner Comments:
COLORFUL SILVER '76.
MS 65 - PCGS GOLD SHIELD HOLDER.
I couldn't resist this Bi-Centennial toner with the nice True-View photo. The airtight government packaging of the silver 3 piece mint sets was probably the main reason we don't find many nice toners from this issue.
These 3-piece SILVER Bicentennial sets , consisting of the Bicentennial Ike dollar, Kennedy half and Washington quarter, were issued in 3 different types of envelopes. One type of envelope depicted a snowy scene of Independence Hall, the other 2 envelope types were red in color. The most desirable envelope was the envelope depicting the winter scene, issued in December 1975.
The government issued packaging was designed to be airtight, resulting in few nicely color toned specimens from this issue. The unique color toning seen on this coin possibly resulted from years of storage in an album, although one will occasionally find a government sealed mint set that somehow contains a toned silver coin.
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I do not collect stamps or envelopes. THIS envelope issued with some of the Bi-Centennial 3 piece silver sets is an exception. I really like this envelope.
I am as much a fan of the winter scene envelope as the coins that the envelope contained. These envelopes date to December 1975 and were obviously aimed at Christmas-time sales. Nostalgia seems to drive my collecting interests more than anything else.