It's a regular Philly mint dime rather than the scarce San Francisco proof with no Mint Mark. Even in worn condition you could tell it was a...
Indeed!!! Most people are scared to death of the truth and find it best to not even try to recognize it.
These sets appear to have been run off in batches of a few thousand at a time based on expected sales. There are several years with different...
They had a lot of trouble with the mint set coins in 1988 and '89 because the strike sheared the plating right off on the reverse lettering.
There have been numerous improvements to the planchet and striking of the zincs over the years. It's been two steps forward and one step back....
These things hide in the packaging. Many have probably been tossed in the garbage lost in the papers. I'd guess a seller didn't see there was...
Pennies used to come from heaven but now are a cruel joke.
I don't specifically remember any dates but I use an awl just like on the proof sets. Wear safety glasses though.
It's a keeper if you're collecting from circulation. It will be a long time before you find a nicer one with less wear.
Nice coin. It's extremely common in Unc but high grades are as tough or tougher than most other dates. Looks nice for the grade as well.
It's also not true for many high mintage coins in chBU. People have neglected to save most moderns ands this especially applies to cu/ ni coins...
Their prices for moderns are flat out wrong. Generally they are underreported but then one year out of the blue they'll raise the price through...
It certainly grabs one's attention! But it does look like a hit. Have you taken a high power glass to it yet?
The '77 and '78 come really nice in the mint set. Just look at about 25 each of the two sets and you'll have two nice gemmy coins.
The '73 is a bear. Jam an awl between the dollar and half and then pry off the bottom after working the awl in from the long end. Wear eye...
There are some interesting errors including one with a cud on both sides.
Is there much new interest in the '59 to '61 issues?
Volume. Look at a lot of rolls and mint sets. Frankly now days it's probably cheaper to just buy out of the money slabs. MS-65's can be dirt...
Sounds interesting. I wonder if the coins will almost all be Gems. With such a small mintage I wouldn't be surprised. The coins from this set...
I ended up having to literally give away over 100 pounds of these including about 500 different. I was really close to setting them out in the...
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