A lot has been going on in the mint set market since February. These sets are still suffering extreme attrition and degradation through tarnish...
The regular mint sets for '79 are far better than the typical quality of coins made for circulation. The '79-D cent is tough in the set and both...
I don't know but it was probably the gift shops.
There are two three piece '79 SBA souvenir sets. One has the near date and one the far date (same packaging). I don't recommend these sets....
I had to find my system myself. It's great seeing others share their successes and failures. A lot of moderns are simply ruined and a lot more...
You can use industrial grade ammonia too and it will shine them up. But I wouldn't recommend it because a moment too long and the surface is...
I'm not sure it is polished. One of the first pictures makes it look very interesting. Don't get your hopes up; rare grades are as rare as rare...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I don't believe the halo is mint set toning but rather something else. You might try diluted dishwashing soap. Don't leave it...
I seriously doubt any of these other than two or three of the whitest ones are more dangerous than the toxic copper plated slugs in circulation....
BU rolls are wholesaling for $70 to $80 right now. You can find wholesale buyers at $2 for circs but they only want nice XF and better.
The bottom line is we have the choice between nice coins or badly tarnished and irreversibly damaged sets. I cherry picked lots of very high...
'79 sets that have been stored poorly are a mess but improvements were made each year in '79, '80, '81, '84 and '85. Indeed, most of the '85 sets...
The early mint sets are tarnishing. The coins should be removed and soaked in 91% isopropyl alcohol to preserve them. I know nothing that can...
There's no premium yet for the '79-S SBA. The '81 SBA's all used to have a large premium but while still higher than the other dates it is no...
The souvenir set coins are almost invariably lower quality than the regular mint set coins but most are still worth 2.25 each wholesale. But...
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