Kinda looks like there's some bronze showing through. Maybe it's electro-plated with something?
That's interesting. Makes me think there really is no such thing as an "unsearched bank roll", even when you get it directly from the bank, lol!
I think roll searching is a great way to A) learn whether or not coin collecting is the hobby for you, and B) train you're eyes by looking at A...
My first exposure to Chinese fake trade dollars was at the expense of my father in law. He bought a bunch of old US coins (trades, Morgans,...
I'm just starting to collect, so I'm still really enjoying filling in folders from circulation. Currently, I haven't selected one line of coins,...
Are they proofs? Maybe the proof coins all came out at once.
Taken from http://americathebeautifulquarters.statequarterguide.com: 2010 Quarters Hot Springs National Park Arkansas April 19, 2010...
Looks like they're having a sale, so you could get the Indian Head album for <$17...
It's always worth at least one cent, right? j/k :)
The America the Beautiful National Park series is just beginning this year.
I like the black eagles a lot. Those and the educational notes. Someday I'll actually buy some!
I'm jumping in and ordering the silver proof sets from the mint. From what I've read, that the safest way to go. They might be a little pricier...
I paid between $55 & $65 per coin, and got: 6 1880-S 6 1882-S 6 1884-O 8 1885 And when I was buying them, the lots were all mixed up in groups...
First thing... It's a similar story to several others. I has a box of coins I kept as a kid. Anything that was different from the usual cents,...
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