You're one lucky uncle to have such a loving nephew :-)
The last silver Ike was the 1976 bicentennial issue, though none of the silver Ikes were actually produced for circulation.
Yes, it's so overwhelming. I got my first U.S. Mint catalog in 1993, and though the U.S. Mint had by then already gotten into the business of...
Oh, I know... I was talking about the equivalent outlay though of how much one would need to have spent back then (in today's dollars) to buy all...
That's how I collect my commems, too. I own a 1982 George Washington proof half dollar my sister gave me as a Christmas gift when she was only 11...
So true, so you would have looked at spending close to $50 in today's dollars to buy both a proof set and an example of the George Washington half...
At $12.50 a pop, that's over $25 apiece nowadays. I guess they aren't the best hedge against inflation... :rolleyes: But still nice coins.
Can you imagine how many 1964-D Peace dollars we WILL see should the government ever legalize their existence? Mark my word, we'll see at least 10...
Welcome! For me, the hobby started with a 1941 Lincoln cent I found in pocket change 18 years ago and I haven't looked back since. One of the...
I plan on going to a coin dealer or two this week and starting to see what's out there. It's encouraging to know good sets still survive. Whatever...
I once had a couple sets from '68-'71 and noticed how nice those coins were. I wasn't aware that there was less human-hand involvement as the...
Ha ha! The '99 always slips my mind. For whatever reason I always laughingly refer to the 79-81 SBA dollar as the "disco years" run -- and then we...
Having never purchased many mint sets or proof sets via mail-order dealers, I definitely will go to a brick-and-mortar coin dealer to buy these...
Hamman, it sounds like you and I have the same definitions of a "complete" coin collection (ha ha!!!)
Is this on eBay? What's the seller's history like? At least 99% with at least a triple-digit positive replies history? Return policy? I think...
Hamman, I've mulled the idea of doing a 1965-to-date collection. What a great basis for picking up the 40% Kennedys and the 1976 silver set. Good...
Great points -- thanks for the input. I thought of trying to look for any varieties as CladKing mentioned. There are certainly some opportunities...
Well, I've decided I need to pare down my coin collecting budget, but I still need an interesting goal to attain... So I think I'm going to try my...
If I was in coin collecting for the investment, I would have taken up a different hobby! Sure, it's nice to have whatever I own increase in value,...
Ha ha! What I remember as a young collector who began my journey in numismatics back in 1992 is buying '61 through '64 sets for $5 to $8 each!! I...
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