"Tax tokens" are really US coins but we think of them as tokens despite the fact they were issued by the states and had a value. They were being...
The memorials are vastly underappreciated. Millions collect the older cents but most collections simply end at 1959 or 1964. Everyone just...
[IMG] [IMG] First time I've posted a picture here! Again though, some believe this is a strike effect but no one who has said this has seen...
Compare this one to another '96-D. You'll see the tops of the letters are thinner and further from the rim on this one. It's a pretty dramatic...
Tough call. If that's not a bad rim ding on the obverse I'd say it's a nice MS-64 and a very gemmy coin. There's a little marking but it's...
I believe that's one with a scarcer reverse that accounts for less than 3% of mintage. Most of these scarcer versions are PL especially on the...
It is primarily demand but there are lots of base metal world coins that are distressingly common and no amount of demand will cause them to...
There was a big to-do about these with the 1989 date but it fizzled out. Philadelphia had trouble striking the coins up well enough to see the...
I've always found this just incredible! More than 10% of 1970-S cents in mint sets are small dates so these coins are super common. Most...
A great deal depends on how you define grade as to which is scarcer, the '82-P or '83-P. I put a great deal of weight into die condition and...
No. Even the most common Gems usually have only about an 8% incidence in mint sets. The least common Gems will have an incidence as low as .2%...
I'm not against the collecting of high grade coins but it seems odd that some collect them while so few are collecting the lower grades. It's...
I just switched to chrome and this software is weird. I didn't see this post until after my last one either. My echo has an earlier time...
Jeesh. I missed this post somehow before my last response. You really said everything that needs to be said in a lot fewer words. Moderns...
Yes. The special issues are usually available in high grade. If you're talking ASE's, commems, and the like most will be readily available in...
Beautiful coin. I suppose these were all struck by one or two dies. It can be difficult to tell how much luster is left when you aren't very...
I'm not really surprised the consensus is "moderns" but I've never really understood this perspective. I was as unhappy about the switch to base...
Cool. I like all the Icelandic coins. Some of these are really tough from what I can tell.
Most of the '74-S cents were actually mixed with Denver mint coins to be released in an attempt to foil hoarders. It worked reasonably well.
It really can be difficult. So long as a coin is a typical large date or small date it's easy enough but every coin is unique and many of these...
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