If a coin has a minor defect, it isn't as valuable as it would be without the defect. The question is, what percentage of the value is deducted...
I've filled a Mercury dime collection and Indian head cent collection. I'm working on a large cent collection. It is very satisfying. Not all the...
Where so you draw the line regarding what is rare and what is not?
I've been collecting coins for nearly 50 years. I can't remember ever selling a coin.
If I had a 1793 chain cent with a tiny nick in it, would you throw it away?
I don't mind minor defects in my coins. I would rather fill all the slots than have an empty collection.
Actually, coin dealers do sell coins with minor defects, and they charge more than face value.
Oh, no you don't.
When a coin has a minor defect, such as a very small amount of corrosion (copper and bronze coins), small nicks, or small scratches, a coin...
I wonder what design-by-committee would have done with the Mercury dime.
My dad had a coin collection, and when I got a paper route in 1963, he introduced me to it, after which I started collecting. The pride and joy of...
I didn't realize there were relief issues with modern coins.
I particulary like the large cent liberty cap design.
The rise and fall of governments is of little consequence compared to the quality of their coinage.
When I was a kid, I collected Morgan and Peace silver dollars and Mecury dimes. (I was a paperboy.) They were all in cirulation. The Morgans were...
Another neat coin, I think, is the liberty cap large cent.
Value is more a product of scarcity, though.
I wasn't a fan of the Barber coins, but I've started to like them. I can't warm up to coins with presidents on them, though, except maybe the...
I don't know. It's hard to beat a Morgan dollar, walking liberty half, or standing liberty quarter.
But nowadays, with the exception of the dollar, all the coins have presidents on them.
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