I'd wager this arbitrary and capricious behavior contravenes a dozen US laws. Imagine if they tried to suppress Israeli or Egyptian coins over...
Thanks. Sometimes I think the only way that moderns will ever get attention is to shame the price guides into listing accurate prices. I think...
I just checked eBay for '82-P quarters. There were more than usual and I saw four decent coins but they were going for $30 or more which is far...
The dealer simply didn't think of checking the Greysheet for the price since rolls at that time were so cheap. Even if he had checked finding a...
I used to drive around checking out banks for Gem examples of the current coins and checking dealer stocks of mint sets for older Gems. Sometimes...
The coins are worth more out of the set. The sets are the best, and often the only, source of coins from the last half century and their quality...
Interesting thread. I've liked Brazilian coins for many years and always pick up BU coins when I see them cheap. It's good to see there's...
I like the Kennedys and seem to like them a little more every year. Quarters are my favorite clads because Gems aren't too tough to find but are...
Join the club. I'm most always wrong. ;) I know quarters much better than dimes and clad dimes much better than silver dimes.
A lot of the early clad quarters come with a modified type "b" reverse.
There are some major differences in the silver years within specific dates as well. The '56 to '64 quarters come with both type "a" and type "b"...
Collectors who are interested in these design changes need to form a reference collection which is just extremely well struck and typical coins in...
There are fewer changes year to year in that era but I never studied these as closely so direct comparison is impossible for me. There are still...
The '85-P quarter appears with two different busts in the same year. The smaller one accounts for about .75% of mintage. Look at the distance...
I can tell the date of Washington's even if the date doesn't exist by the numerous changes made each year. Using a reference collection I can...
It's hard for new guys everywhere. It may be against your nature but the best way to break into a new place is to just break into a new place....
Sacs sure don't get much attention. I think if small dollars ever get into circulation things will probably change.
I try not to call it anything but have been known to call it "corrosion" or just "green" in context. "I have to get the green off my old copper...
I hate the word "verdigris" almost as much as I hate "et al" used by soft scientists.
It's very difficult to put away Gem clad. It's not all that scarce but it's scarce enough to take a lot of shoe leather and some real work....
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