.:rolleyes: I never can do it either, so I buy individual coins that someone else has removed from a set, and pay more for them. Doesn't make any...
[ I once brought an unopened 1962 Proof Set and found a 1963 quarter in it! Wow, how did the seller expain that one!
What does Diamond Head indicate?
I ordered a 1964 proof Kennedy Half Dollar from my dealer that just arrived over the weekend, and after careful examination, I confirmed that he...
I just received a gem proof 1964 Kennedy from my dealer, and I had to take another look at it based on this thread. Thanks to GDJMSP's post, I...
Has anyone out there every bought a set promoted as unopened and found something rare in it, like a small date coin? Never, I bought several...
Carl, do you have any before-and-after pictures of the 1915-D? This might help drive home the point that we shouldn't clean coins.
I collect proof sets also, and I made the mistake of buying a few "unopened" sets on E-Bay. When I received them, the envelopes looked like they...
I'm just not accumulating many wheat cents through roll searching, so I'm going to cheat and buy a 5,000 coin bag from my dealer. I feel the need...
Not familiar with coin edge Spider, what is it?
Very timely thread. I just purchased some gem proof Kennedy's from my dealer, 1964-1979, and I was wondering how I was going to display them. I...
Jim (and everyone else), what kind of detector do you have? I'm interested in buying one, but I'd like some opinions from real users rather than...
Remember, they're on the metric system in Canada!
I use them too, but then the question comes up....is the plastic that's used in them made from PVC?
My Red Bok lists it at $20, and those prices are always a little on the low side.
also how much would everything be if all the non proof coins where bu and the halfs we vf ( im buying commen date silver halfs) i have a total...
Just matched it up, that's the coin. Thanks a lot, Topher!
Thanks Topher. I'm not going to be rich, am I.
I just got done opening a roll of nickels, and inside I found a brass-colored coin which is slightly smaller than a nickel. On the obverse it has...
7- 40%, 2- 1964 and... TADAAA! My first Franklin! (1952) Congrats on the Franklin. I'm lucky if my bank carries a dollar's worth of...
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