A lot of these come very pretty but they've almost all got plenty of scratches. MS-67 is really high grade for these.
There's just something about beautiful clad. It's easy to get used to seeing poorly made and dinged up coins or nasty and worn coins in...
Most dealers just don't care about moderns and won't even check what comes in. They often sell $1000 coins for $3 but usually it'll cost closer...
The illusion is the rarity of the coin, and people think rare = valuable. However, a 1979 cent is anything but rare. There are still a billion...
You can find nice clean coins in bags that the services will give high grades. But most of these coins will be poorly struck from worn, tired...
Congratulations. I've really enjoyed all your writing about Korean coinage. The coins are just great and the pictures and information wonderful.
Yes. Very unusual. I've seen a very large number of collections and most stop cold at 1965. A few peter out over the next few years. I've...
It's a crazy situation. Most Lincoln cent sets that come into coin shops end at 1965. The cent changed reverse designs in 1959 but there was no...
There's nothing "unusual" about preferring classics. Classics are older, seem to be more "historic", and many will prefer silver and gold. What...
Lots of high end classics are still gaining. There are also some low end moderns that are gaining the last few months. This is because there is a...
Are there any dealers who come to mind that specialize in this area?
They probably just figure that with the billions upon billions of dollars the government is throwing away with things like making pennies, so what...
The bottom end of the Ike market has been heating up a lot in the last couple months. I think attention is turning to nice choice examples of BU...
I've found gold a few times but it's usually in pretty insignificant amounts. One time however a few years back I was throwing away a lot of old...
The '82 is pretty nice and might bring a buck or two. These are easier to sell with good luster on them. They will retail about $15 and are...
It looks typical for the date.
Hi. These have to still have a little luster to bring a premium. Nice shiny examples from circulation will bring as much as $20 sometimes but...
This is what I do as well. Periodically though I throw away packaging because it becomes unnecessary. Sometimes I wish I had kept it because I...
The asylum is being run by the lunatics but I wager such language is merely to reflect the fact that the vault and the place of the box still...
Why is this? Cost?
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