I was going to mention a "one a year" dimes folder, but that pesky 1921 is still in there... Jefferson Nickels are probably the easiest set to...
I'm breathlessly awaiting the coming of the decimal grades: MS - 65 1/2 PF - 68.393701 LP - 33 1/3 :headbang: Oh, no, wait, that last...
My father found a copy of "Let's Collect Coins" at a show and sent it to me for Thalia. We tended to share books so I don't think I "owned"...
My father collected coins and when I became interested we would go to shows together. I started in the usual way-- Whitman Lincoln Cent folders--...
That link is a very handy appliance. I would definitely use it to check out sellers. Sometimes you get some very interesting reading....
If you're depending on snipers scooping an item in the last few seconds, they'd probably have some sort of automated program so it wouldn't matter...
A good coin show is worth attending just to see what's there. Of course, the dealers prefer that you actually buy something... I took Thalia...
My local dealer told me that Dansco is the best around. I don't have any reason to doubt them. For me this is a move up from Whitman folders...
Just went over to have a quick look as I am always interested in healthy competition. As GX said, the key problem is going to be getting enough...
I'll respond to both pieces of the thread: With respect to Canadian to US, my experience has been that coin counters in banks spit out the...
Great job. I remember when I finished a folder; it was 1941 to 1974 Lincoln Cents. (The Whitman folders may have been a little different back...
Five bucks for 12 common date wheat cents seems high to me, probably prudent to have passed on those.
I'm just glad Thalia was born in 2000, not 1999... the silver proof set for 2000 is in the $30s range... Also glad she wasn't born in 2001,...
I'd be happy to try to help out if you want to photograph and post. Fair warning though... I'm no help on the Arabic. If you are trying to...
Also, you don't need the latest and greatest Red Book just for mintage figures. If you're in a pinch, a copy of a recent previous edition will...
From left to right and top to bottom: Soviet Union, 10 Kopecks - "CCCP" = "USSR" in English, a giveaway to Soviet Union coins. Panama, Half...
Several of the model railroad boards I belong to try to have get-togethers at shows as well. They have developed a pin for people to wear. I...
I think that you're going to have some coin dealers who bought when silver was higher being reluctant to lower retail prices, at least for a...
Thanks for the link explaining VAMs. Interesting stuff.
OK, I'll use a newbie card for this... "VAM"?
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