Souvenir Coins

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31385, 2 June 1967, Page 8

Souvenir Coins

Sir,—On Monday morning I bought two commemorative dollars at the Post Office, only to discover that the plastic cases were both disappointingly scratched. One of the coins was chipped, while the other was scratched. The clerk told me that he was not going to search through the whole pile just to get two unscratched coins and cases. It seems as if the Government is out to profit from the souvenir coin sales, the only dol-

lar in perfect condition being sold with the smaller coins for £3 10s. How much does the Government make for each £3 10s and £1 10s set sold, and how much on the 12s 6d dollars?—Yours, etc., SOPHOCLES.

May 30, 1967. [The Chief Postmaster (Mr M. E. Wilson) replies: “It is regretted that tellers had no time on Monday morning to allow keen collectors to choose between the dollar pieces offered. However, your correspondent would be welcome to choose two others from a small supply being recovered from country offices for sale here next Monday morning if he contacts the manager of the Post Office Savings Bank immediately. The dollars, mounted in solid plastic cases for protection, were sold as received, on behalf of the Treasury, Wellington, to whom I suggest your correspondent directs his other queries. I am also informed that if your correspondent prefers he may change his scratched coin sets direct with the Treasury, Private Bag, Lambton Quay, Wellington.”]