I'm a big fan of Sego. You can check mint sets and dealer stock but this will require a lot of leg work. About 1.5% of mint set halfs are Gem...
Cut them all out and spend any unattractive and valueless coins. Stabilize the others by soaking in a mixture of acetone and 91% isopropyl...
People just didn't collect moderns in 1983. It's a wonder the mint could sell so many mint sets but lots of collectors had found they could buy...
Oh! And I'm at 5.3% ;)
There are a lot of factors that go into these things. It's much deeper than just popularity and politics. Let me tell you a couple stories to...
I'm a little concerned they are all late die state but then I'd be much more concerned if the were all early die state. Otherwise I see no...
I'm playing devil's advocate and gave it only MS-66 despite the fact it could go as high as 67 FS. It's a very nice coin but isn't early die...
AVA members are very helpful to new members. You may get a few free tokens but you'll get numerous offers to sell inexpensive tokens and to...
I have a large collection of these. I am told that they were used on clothing in the 1930's but I have some doubts about this because there...
You'll want to join the AVA. You can put together an extensive collection for almost nothing. There are thousands of issues you can acquire for...
I've seen it before but can't remember anything about it right now. A lot of private producers started springing up in 1982 when mint sets were...
For many years there were about 20% coppers even as they were being hoarded. I figured this was because the zincs rot away so quickly that they...
Very interesting. I've never figured these for pennies before. It really puts the incidence of the coins in perspective especially in light of...
The easiest way to spot the proof coins even after they circulate is the rims. See how the proof rims are square in profile and very even....
You might want to get a few of the cheap blue folders for coins and save the nicest one of each date. You can then compare new finds to those you...
You should see all the advertising tokens and good fors. These are among my favorites. There are even dozens and dozens of throws made by the...
I've got thousands of coins which have increased 100 fold or more. I'm not sure it was worth all the effort and time but it's been a lot of...
And this shpould be on the verge of going viral, as well.
Buy early communist Chinese aluminum. Buy 1982-P quarters that are well struck by new dies. Buy Indian c/n from the '70's in BU. Buy Fijian...
Sure it was and most of them were overgraded. Of course in thoise days grading was a little stricter and very few coins graded higher than MS-65....
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