Yes, this topic has been hashed and re-hashed. The graders can be fairly aware of making those decisions as well. If there's only one or two...
It's good to understand that there are coins made for circulation that *can* get valuable in high grades due to conditional rarity. Like that...
Great info! I changed the original post info to reflect this. I found a Coinweek article talking about this that stated the company was...
Thanks for sharing that one! I've updated the original post a bit to better explain the reasons for the slow year and updated the numbers to...
Thanks to Burton for posting the link to those reports, I was able to answer my own question looking at the report for 1816: [ATTACH] Since...
According to that report the mintage for quarters listed in the red book is off by 20k.
Incredible data.
It’s amazing that report exists and was obtainable. I wonder why he left off the half dollar and cent production?
As an additional side note, since capped bust quarters aren’t very common, the two types are rarely seen together. Here is the size comparison...
Some of you have posted some really nice thought provoking threads lately so I figured I'd share this interesting bit of info I recently happened...
If I'm looking for something I usually make the rounds to Ebay, Great Collections and USA Coinbook. Ebay has the most selection and is most...
Appreciate your critique. I haven’t checked back on this thread. Being the 8/7 variety, according to the price guide it more than doubles in...
23,021 Ds graded MS70 at this moment. The price guides is outdated. They go for $900 to 1k now. It's the key to a full 70 set. Supply and...
Interesting fact, I paid $250 for my MS70 D in December of 2021. It took a while for people to catch on that that was going to be the one to...
Wow, I know it's after the fact but my first guess was MS-61 on that. I guess I've been looking at coins for a long time now.
Whoa! Nice! Don't feel bad. Dark coppers are tough to photograph.
I think everybody's sky high on this. I'll say MS-63 and it has a green bean. I have an 1881-S in MS-62. The luster is awesome and at first...
Nice color!
Like most years of the wheat cent, so many were made that a large enough percentage were saved to satisfy the current demand for them. Making...
Sure have come a long way since the initial plain white slabs. It will surely drum up business. Older slabs will disappear more and more.
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