Are you suggesting that they are still making the Sphinx coins dated in the 1950's?
Which U? It's usually the first but this is a common problem on the dimes from about '67 to '72. Most are caused by grease filled dies.
I was referring to a complete set of each 1, 5 and 10 m in AU+ to Gem BU condition as priced by Krause. $600 is the combined price of the coins I...
This is about the same way I buy coins. But one big difference is dealers usually write a price that they'd like to get on the coins and you can...
I'm a big fan of these Sphinx coins myself and a fan of Egypt, its people, and history. Some people even claim I would look under any stone...
It not only needs to have high rims but also they have to be "square" in cross section. The obverse of you coin has some of this but the reverse...
Higher pressure and lower speeds are intentionally used on all mint set coins and have been since 1965. Dies are swapped out more often so crisp...
The '77 and '78 issues are often seen cleaner than this "MS-68". Even the '74-D, '76-D types I and II, and the '76-P type II can be found...
Tough date to find without scratches and dings. It's better than anything I've ever seen for the date.
The 40C seems to be pretty elusive above F and can command $200 in VF.
If this is the best they sent then they are keeping about the best 8 to 10% of the sets they're cutting.
This date comes nice which will count against it a lot. The coin has mint set haze which won't help and sometimes cause a bodybag. If it were...
For me it's easy but I don't grade like the grading services. The big thing for BU's is to find good strikes by good dies. Look for all the...
I, for one, would be very interested in hearing it. I hate the current system that really just prices coins rather than grading them. It...
There's more mark up on jewelry and furniture than there is on coins. A piece of jewelry with $30 worth of material and $20 worth of labor might...
People have no idea how tough these are. In this case I don't either. All I know is they made a mere 10,000 mint sets and most are gone now....
There are very few "rare" or "scarce" tax tokens but this is based on current demand. There are lots of these that have surviving numbers in only...
Ironically for all practical purposes they were coins just like our own wholly worthless penny and nickel. They had no value by themselves so...
The problem isn't "coins". The problem is that countries are making coins that have no value and are merely are nuisance. If we had $5 and $1...
To make money you've got to be a dealer which is very different than being a collector. There are hundreds of niches in the hobby to make money...
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