I read your link and it refers to copper coins. Simply exposing a copper coin to air can cause it to turn brown and in a humid climate water can...
I'm not a chemist, but I've cleaned many coins that were stored in the old PVC flips over the years and I only found a film on the coin from the...
One quick addition- there are two basic kinds of 2x2 plastic flips, the soft PVC and the stiffer mylar. If you store a coin for a long period of...
It's also important that the organization that benefits from the commemorative helps market it. When the Mint made the Boy Scout Commemorative ,...
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The U.S. Mint is the only branch of Government that returns money to the Treasury each year. I don't remember the exact amount, but it was 7...
I have 5 sets of the 25th anniversary ASE sets still in the mint sealed box and I'm just waiting to see what happens in terms of their value. I...
I know most of you who collect ancient coins are very serious about your collections and do a great deal of research to get the correct...
Every once in a while the Mint gets the packaging right. The 25th anniversary set is a good example. If you got the coins graded, they fit into...
I agree and I'll even go further. The Mint should give an option of buying a commemorative with all the boxes, outer boxes, etc. or just ship it...
By the way, MCM and Govmint.com are owned by the same company. I used to buy the 5 ounce ATB coins from MCM, but they stopped putting them in...
Can you tell me where you can buy the 1 oz. silver commems for $18 to $19? That's 1 to 2% over melt and I'll buy all they have. I can't even find...
Here's the quote from the article, "The quest now has developed into simply delivering notes each of which has a unique serial number for the...
I can only tell what the article stated. I would suggest trying to get the Bank Note Reporter November 2016 issue and read the story for yourself....
I was attempting to be funny, but I guess different people have different senses of humor.
I have a full-proof method for getting silver at a low market price. If I post that I bought a quantity of silver, wait until the next day and...
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Maybe the spike was caused by the fact that people are starting to get their tax forms in the mail.
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I don't understand how something that was never minted by the U.S. Mint could be considered a counterfeit. I consider Daniel's medals to be small...
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