I agree with you, it is strange not to have a mirror finish on the reverse these coins. Some of the sets I purchased are close to a mirror finish...
I agree Cloudsweeper, but fair is fair and most "junk" silver weighs slightly less then the mint weight, and it is foolish to cheat yourself....
Take a look at this link http://www.coinflation.com/coins/sil...alculator.html
Roughly 20 times face is the metal value when silver is $30, but I would try to pay a bit less because of risk factor of the price dropping and...
I'll be at the Whitman Show in Baltimore that day.
I have a couple of dimes which are partially missing the nickel clad layer(see my avatar), simple lamination problem some are probably worth about...
I'm going to go to this show too. I need to vent my frustration with the US Mint, these idiots are wasting so much energy with special mintages...
This reminds me of "The Wise Old Owl" poem. A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard....
I'm beginning to feel like the Mint has an overinflated ego, the prices are continually on the increase and there is no room for our opinion in...
... when you still buy the Proof, Silver Proof, and Mint Sets plus other various offerings from the mint even at the ridiculous prices they are...
I've gotten all of the 2009 coins in change somewhere (I travel alot for work) but I still bought rolls of P&D of each one. The shields have...
3 of each proof and uncirc. for me, I'll probably give a set to some lucky Eagle Scout.
I'll be getting a couple of each, these will sell out rather quickly, but then again I thought the Franklins would a few years back.
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