Mint survey shows mixed feelings on coin packaging
The U S Mint released survey results from 15 400 of 24 million mail order collectors on packaging. Only 83 percent rated proof set packaging as excellent or good while un oriented coin set packaging drew only 14 percent excellent. Sixty percent would accept higher prices for gift style packaging and many buyers have given sets as gifts. Additional findings include 23 percent preferring simpler proof set packaging and 24 percent wanting packaging more suitable for gifts or display.
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U.S
Mint
Bureau of the Mint
United States
Gamesman Pit and Rook Inspire Card Game Reform
A historical look at Pit the grains trading game and Parker Brothers ROOK, two card games created to avoid taboo traditional decks. Pit drew from commodity trading, while ROOK aimed to rival Auction Bridge without using standard playing cards.
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China
United States Playing Card Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bible Belt
George Parker
Pit
Parker Brothers
A Restful Park Day With Mly Schaal and Family
A quiet Saturday afternoon near a library depicts Mly Schaal with Alfred and Gia enjoying a small parkway by a railroad track and a restored 1905 cobblestone memorial horse trough. They photograph sunlit grass, prune thoughts between camera work and a car repair, while Alfred reads Ngaio Marsh and shifts between chairs and trunk.
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Gia
Alfred
van Ti
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Yornem
Louise
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Capwell
Mly Schaal
Tven
Volkswagen
Vulcan
Isabal Sanford
Bill and
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Nbc-Tv
Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
Hayward
Cravel OF the
East Bay
Chapel OF the Chimes
Memorial Park
Mortuary
Mission Boulevard
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