A hint for using Q-tips: roll it across the surface. Don't drag it across the surface or dab at it. In either of the latter cases, just sliding...
The nice thing about VAMs is that they make the series almost infinite in size. I often buy a coin because I like the combination of the way it...
The PCGS values only includes two LMC at VF20 with values over 10 dollars. Looks like the 1972 DDO wins for value, but I'd bet the 1983 DDO is...
I'd take the 1916 era. It brings my two favorite designs (Mercury, Standing Liberty) onto the scene. However, I can't figure out how to vote.
I must have expressed myself poorly. My comment regarding the type H quarters was more in response to the undercurrent that you (the collective...
I share Cladking's enthusiasm for modern clads. In fact, I would take it a bit further. I'd be more excited to get to get a 1972D RDV-008 than I...
I don't know about classic vs. modern, but the article sure reflects my collection. I have almost entirely high mint state red cents back to...
I use them as a way to store tiny fossils.
I tend to think of clashes are neither errors or varieties, but rather as die states since they can come and go. That being said, however, the...
Good question. I'd take the MS coin since I collect without regard to possible re-sale. My preference is to look at my collection as a whole...
I have been putting together some new coin binders and always include the mintages as part of the description. I notice that some mintages are...
All 1943s had minor doubling on the LIBERTY and the date (most apparent inside the B). I think its called hub doubling. Check Dr. Wiles'...
"What do you think you'll work on next?" I am putting together mint state sets of all of the moderns and mercury dimes, and spend a lot of time...
I collected coins as a kid in the late 60s -early 70s. Although I got away from it while raising a family, I resumed collecting about four years...
You may have a misconception. The 58 and 59 Type 2's are typical for the proofs for those years. It's the Type 2 business strikes that are the...
I am an avid collector of all things related to mintmark variations. Recently I picked up a 1947 Sans Serif over Trumpet-tail S Lincoln cent. I...
A quick question. Does anyone know if the 64 SMS quarter had the Type A or Type B reverse (or even the Type C for that matter)?
Assurance of authenticity is likely to become less of an issue as the counterfeiters get better at faking slabs. At that point, one will have to...
Yep. Still remember when I was kid and filled the last hole 1941 plus Whitman binder. It was a 1955-S. At that time, the 55-s was the Key Date...
The majority of the coins in my collection are nice mint state coins, but their value does not justify slabbing. Since I keep my stuff in 2x2s in...
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