None of that matters very much if the cost of raw materials is 2 cents per coin, which it has hovered around for a long time.
Then explain to me how the US Mint has been producing Cents for the past decade or so. Nickels as well. Both coins have cost more than their face...
Great report Kasia!!! My only regret is that we were unable to meet face to face.
What kind of depreciating do Mint Set coins do?
That certainly IS a rare coin Steve!
If collecting each of the issues is your goal, then you have my sympathy. The US Mint has figured out a way to get the public to buy 2 proof...
My first thought was Whitman volume 2 Lincoln Cents
MS-65
MS-63
All 1979 circulation strike SBAs are Type 1
Looks like a fun set to assemble!
Nothing about that coin looks correct
I think I see a very faint top of a 7 as the last digit of the date. That would make this a 1797
I went MS-63. I don’t know what the typical strike characteristics are for 1838. This is early steam press coinage, so I would imagine this strike...
I guessed just now not having seen the result. Unlike Ed Wood, my grade was wrong.
The World’s Fair of Money is so much more than a giant coin show. The exhibits, the auctions, and the lectures are but a fraction of what happens...
There’s not a bad day, per se, but by Saturday many dealers will have packed up and left. Most will still be there, but not as many as mid-week.
No, they eat every day. ;)
If Tuesday and Friday are the only choices, then Tuesday. Hands down. At this show, earlier is better. If Wednesday is a good day for you,...
I agree @yakpoo the Masonic stamp could be misdirection
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