As long as there are 95% copper cents floating around a person could buy one with a copper plated zinc cent and come out ahead. So you can...
You can buy a different Lincoln cent with it from the bank.
Clue of the day, all of the correct types per denomination have been identified in the recap below. Now you just have to figure out how many of...
The 1854-O quarter is another example of value greatly exceeding its true rarity. I purchased an 1854-O with the normal O mint mark and then...
More often than not it is a family member who has stolen coins, jewelry or other valuables from people's homes. An elderly man told me that he...
Coin values as far as rarity, mintage, goes can be trumped by popularity. An extreme example are the proof Morgan dollars. The 1895 Proof with a...
Of all the sites I have seen describing the 1972 Eisenhower dollar types of reverses this explanation is by far the best. Thank you.
I doubt you can find the original government boxes the GSA dollars came in but a person can have some custom made by a box manufacturer. Yes,...
The coins struck with the new reverse in 1859 for the half dime and dime are considered patterns as they were not struck for release into circulation.
The wreath of this style was first used on the half dime and dime for circulation in 1860 and was used for the duration of both denominations. The...
The 1920-S Mercury dime can not be a Proof since San Francisco did not strike proof coins back then. Also, no Proof dimes were produced from 1916...
This is a great resource for determining the type and dates of usage for grading services' holders SampleSlabs.com
Whatever you decide to do for storing them be sure to take them out every so often and hold them so they won't feel neglected or forgotten.
The last three. I have one more, an 1861, I need to get back from the guy who sent it in for grading for me. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
All of mine. Here are the first five. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
How this site was set at yesterday was a lot better than today. The font size is larger and the posts are much narrower and the margins much...
Dunno? What's wrong with don't know which is the proper way to say it?
Latest recap of the most recent guess submissions. wcoins's correct guesses: Bust half dollar (2) Jay420247000's correct guesses: 2 cent pieces...
It also appears there some lamination in the planchet.
You should at least go through and pick out some of the very best pieces, meaning coins which could possibly grade MS-66 Red and better. If you...
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