Come on everyone, nothing beats the Pan Pac!!!
Actually sales of mint and proof sets have been shrinking in recent years. They sold in the millions every year during the 70's and 80's.
Coin hobby language that turns me off? Any TPG using 'Details' on a slab, as if the coin is now trash.
Sigh. Oh for the good old days back when I started collecting in the 70's and there were no TPG's. Coins were coins, if you liked the look of...
I'd like to get the complete 1915 Pan-Pac 5 coin set in original holder. Dreams...
My 1979 set clearly has a type II cent while all the others are type I. It's the one I got directly from the mint, so yes, they can be mixed in...
Ha. My 1865 two cent (my avatar) has very similar colors on the obverse and PCGS called it 'Unc Details - Questionable Color'.
Um, yeah, its got scratches and bumps... its A CIRCULATED COIN!!!!!! So, "XF-40, Scratched" would be a fair and descriptive grade.
Personally, I think the whole 'details' grade thing is STUPID! Grade the darn coin, and if there are any problems note them (VF-35, Scratched, or...
I REALLY dislike the coins with the value done using the $ symbol. They look so cheesy, like tokens of some kind (Presidential dollars, and most...
As I recall the mint set coins are created on a different press altogether, with additional pressure, and yes are handled more carefully.
So what happened to that easy win over the Lions? Don't get too upset, the Giants and Ravens I root for had equally maddening defeats.
By mintage, I suppose my 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar (140,592) followed by my 1994 special strike Matte Jefferson nickel (167,703). By...
Just yesterday I was noticing when thumbing through my binder of Lincoln cents that the modern dates (about 1990 on) that I grabbed from mint sets...
Not yet. If I get some time this evening I will try to do that. The MS66 Ike is especially nice, PCGS OGH.
I have a 1926 Sesquicentennial half, cool design but the mint unfortunately minted them in extremely low relief. Still I like it. I'd really...
I've heard the FS designation tends to be a bit more lenient on the 1938 'wavy' steps coins. A similar look on a 1940 probably would not have...
Just three: 1965 PCGS SP66+RD Lincoln to complete my M66 or better PCGS Registry 1965 Special Mint Set 1971-S NGC PR68CAM Silver Ike Dollar 1972-S...
I wish there were more raw coins, so many have just slabs. Still, I was able to hunt down 9 of the Washington quarters in BU that I needed for my...
1858 LL Flying Eagle Cent. It's currently lost in the house somewhere!!! Got in change from the school lunchroom over 40 years ago.
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