I agree that it looks like rare classic US coins have recovered almost all their losses since 2016 in a very short period of time. It might be...
I collect the '65 to date cents in Gem and concentrate on the zincolns. Some of the modern cents are getting quite scarce in pristine condition...
Probably a grinding wheel. A great number of these are misidentified as being "dryer coins". It's usually impossible to be certain unless there...
After WWII one country after another switched to base metal coinage. Some switched in 1946 and some not until 1968 but they all changed. The...
Usually those low mintages mean that they all went into the mint set so will be common. Moderns are a topsy turvy arena where high mintages are...
Most moderns from all over the world simply weren't saved and are very hard to find in pristine condition. Most were poorly made so nice coins...
I've been buying foreign mint sets for many years but the rarities were hard to find. The Indian mint sets were only a dollar or two each but I...
And herein is the real key to everything and even life itself; do the opposite of what everyone else is doing. If everyone runs to starboard you...
I was buying lake perch for 9c a pound when I moved out of my parents house. Fish was always the least expensive meat so I ate a lot of it. All...
I'd agree that money production should keep up with population increases but it should probably lag it since few babies have income. Any more...
There's no such thing as "healthy inflation". All inflation is destructive. All inflation robs people of their earnings and savings. It...
I'm not very political either but it has become impossible to complain about the greed and corruption without everyone taking it as a political...
[IMG] - I love the art work on this coin. ...And the work of art. It comes on several different coins and denominations.
Tokens, medals, and modern world coins are going for simply astounding prices. World moderns that listed for $1 twenty years ago and list for $5...
Do start your own thread for a more complete discussion.
Here's an interesting site I found while checking to see if there are any known '74 quarters struck on half dollar stock;...
I've "uncleaned" thousands of coins. It's a complex flow chart but they are really pretty simple steps once you get a little experience. Copper...
Tough to tell from the pictures. It's a very nice one but to get top dollar these need to have Full Bands and be MS-67. Even if this coin can...
It's nice but these aren't too tough in FS. It's a great keeper and if you like the toning it's a winner.
A lot has been going on in the mint set market since February. These sets are still suffering extreme attrition and degradation through tarnish...
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