The OP’s coin is without doubt a large date. Jim was spot on in his analysis.
My sympathies for your loss.. Your CT family is here for you.
You too, Ken? My wife does embroidery. Between the machines, the fabric and the thread, there’s only room for me in a small area as well.
The Philadelphia Mint produced coins without Mint Marks until 1979.
Yeah, Bill, but it’s a Mint State screw!
Your coin is a 1999-P New Jersey Statehood Quarter. Valued at 25 cents.
Yes, many if the sets you see on eBay have been opened and even mixed and matched, and it’s perfectly ok to purchase these sets on eBay at a...
On one of the Facebook groups that I frequent, people have reported receiving them as change for various purchases.
Great to see you Frank
All that I can think of when I see the screw is what the threads must have done to the dies, and what the subsequently struck coins look like.
The coins of the GSA hoard are very collectible. There are a few books on the hoard that have photographs of each date and lots of great info,...
My first impression is that the 4 is soldered on to a coin that has had the last digit removed. The metal in the 4 looks foreign to the rest of...
Those are proof coins. The Mint also strikes S minted circulation strike Quarter Dollars, but doesn’t release them into circulation, or in any...
The S minted coins are made for circulation, but only available by the roll or by the bag, NOT through actual circulation. They are not available...
The best way to start is with books. And Internet forums, and coin clubs and coin shows. We all have a learning curve in this hobby, many of us...
Well, enjoy them while they last. The demand for these sets goes down a little but every year. At some point, demand won’t justify the sets anymore.
Well, Ken, here’s food for thought: if 90% is ever cheaper than .999, the Mint can change it back without any changes to existing law. So maybe...
That wouldn’t be as much of a novelty after they do it once. I want to see a Reverse Proof SAE from Denver!
It’s because changes in composition of our coins must be authorized by Congress. There is no authorization currently for an all-silver nickel.
No! There were NO proof coins in the GSA hoard
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