Only the 1955 box sets had a date on them. The others were plain. Dealers or collectors wrote the date on the boxes after they received them.
OOPS! I forgot to finish this. 1957 Proof Set, Mintage 1,247,952 [ATTACH] This marked the first year that Proof set production exceeded 1...
It used to be that way years ago, but not now. I've discussed this issue with two accounts and gotten the same answer. You have got to have X...
If you are not going to learn how to grade coins, you are never going to "get rich from hobby." Even if you do learn how to grade, "getting rich"...
Here is an example where the smallest amount rudimentary knowledge would lead you to avoid an obvious fake. This is a counterfeit 1916 half dollar...
AU-53. There is a fair amount of mint luster left on it, but also a fair amount of wear.
The concerns expressed in the OP about counterfeits are real. Counterfeits are now appearing more often than any time I can remember during my 63...
@Cherd, when pricing coins and other collectibles, demand is far more important than supply. You could have something that is unique, but if no...
My thought would be leave it alone. You might like what is under the crud even less.
It will have wait until Monday.
One bit of advice that “money experts” gave to people was to buy “things” in those days because cash was constantly losing its value. The coin...
Making general statements about whether a coin will cross grading services in the same grade or go up or down is impossible. Each case is...
My foreign and ancient coins are arranged by age. The inventory list is by king or emperor. My photos are by the name of the ruler, mostly. A few...
Believe it or not, according the book on 20 cent piece die varieties, the Philadelphia Mint received a few of the coins for melting as late as...
I'm old, and my dad has been gone for 25 years. I still have the last coin he bought for me. It was at a flea market that was connected with a...
It does not matter. If you have a home invasion with the crooks having guns drawn, you can open the safe or face something a lot worse.
More than this [ATTACH] or this? [ATTACH]
As a retired coin dealer, I can tell you that you can't survive in that business if you don't know how to grade coins. There are over, under and...
Here is the 1812 - 2012 Star Spangled Banner $5 gold coin in Proof. This was where I noticed the graininess for the first time and found it...
Since I paid a lot more for one coin in my 1936 Proof set than I have to pay for the modern silver Proof set from the mint, I'll keep up the date...
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