This thread stems from another, but it made me curious as to who carries a pocket piece, what it is, and why exactly they carry it. The...
I was curious as to whether or not anyone purchased one of these sets? I was wondering if the coins have the unc satin finish or if they are reg...
They are available at the mint website starting today!!! I can't believe how fast these are out!!!
I am proposing that you think about coin grading based on this: If we were to look at what a coin is SUPPOSED to look like when it is struck....
I wanted to take the opportunity to wish everyone on CT that celebrates it a Merry Christmas!!! I also wanted to share this thought as we spend a...
With yesterday's announcement that the US Mint will completely overhaul it's product catalog and the realization by millions that certain programs...
It's time for our favorite daytime fun show- U Grade It!!! LOL Here is yet another in a string of U Grade Its where we ask you, the experts to...
this is all opinion, and conjecture. The muddlings of an increasingly bored, crotchety, aging man. Feel free to point out the holes as you all see...
With the advent of the 2005 Mint Uncirculated Set, the US Mint stopped putting regular circulation strike coins into Mint Sets. Up until that...
Good Morning, everyone! I thought that since it is Election day here in the US, that we would have our own little poll: Of all of the US...
I recently got a 1967 Canadian proof set with the box and docs. The packaging is really quite nice and the coins are very beautiful....
All too often, we field questions from people just entering the hobby about coins being offered by private mints that closely resemble actual...
As my interests in US coinage branch off in to some of the earlier stuff I started to wonder about the different eras of US coinage and where I...
Since the 1950s the supply of coins from the US Mint has been relatively steady, consistent, and plentiful. Only in the case of Half Dollars made...
here ya go... guess the grade sorry I haven't been so vocal lately... then again... maybe you've been enjoying it ;)
Ok, folks... I need something coins to take my mind off of the events of the day... The US has a pending bill in the House of representatives...
I was going through my money after the ATM the other day and came cross this just miss repeater! I apologize for the pic, I have well established...
Ok, all as promised I have posted another grade this. This one is a beauty!!! A 1917-D Standing Liberty! I am sorry if the pics look a bit...
I picked this up this week. It is purely a "wait a while, then sell it" coin, as it doesn't really fit with anything in my collection, other than...
I want everyone to have a go at grading this Barber Quarter that I have. Here's the thing, though, It's not graded by ANY TPG, so the final...
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