In many ways the US is already a banana republic. Even assuming you're right about some other country or countries becoming much more important...
Just as all coins are collected today, they'll all be collected in fifty years. The only difference will be an almost entirely new collector base...
A lot of the mint set packaging is unstable. The worst are the '68 to '81. The coins should be removed and then soaked in alcohol (91%) or acetone.
Check the Denver coins for doubling on the ERTY of LIBERTY.
Don't invest in any coins. $87 doesn't sound especially expensive for 56 proofs but you might consider buying the 11 proofs sets instead. It's...
The mint sure didn't love us in 1982. It was an unusual time for hobby/ mint relations. The mint knew nobody cared about circulation coins and...
I know the feeling. After "Doctor Donna" was saved in the library her life became just the highlights with everything between snipped. It was a...
Looks "repaired". Coins get really beat up and sometimes they are repaired with a hammer and file so they can be returned to circulation.
Great work! Love the artistry.
Indeed! The vast majority of BU rolls of the dimes and quarters are actually mint set coins. While these will be great in terms of average...
Mint set coins were specially made in 1974. They were struck by new dies under higher pressure on vertical numismatic presses and then the coins...
The important thing is the lawyers made millions so cheer up a little.
It will still look proof even after it has quite advanced wear. The first ones will start looking like business strikes in low end Good (G-) but...
A lot of this stuff makes it out of the mint but now days the counting houses are required to send it all back. A lot of it is caught as they try...
It's unlikely. The 40% silver planchet was believed to have been shipped to Denver in an "empty" tote. It's unlikely any would get to Philly....
Not all coins are undervalued by guides. Coins before 1964 tend to be overvalued by most sources and coins after tend to be grossly undervalued....
Wow! This is one old resuscitation. Try looking under "Virginia" here; http://www.tokencatalog.com/ A lot has changed in 13 years.
It appears to have been severely damaged and then repaired (with a hammer). This is not unusual since most banks are loathe to ship any coins to...
Hey, our Congress does nothing anyway so what does it matter if they do nothing with the penny or nothing with everything else? ;) The only...
NO!!! Every time a penny is used it costs more than one cent to handle and count it. Every time a penny is used the buyer, seller, and taxpayers...
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