The SBA set is almost the quintessential modern set. It is short and most of the coins in it are pretty common in unc. It has relatively few...
My definitioon of a "serious collector" is anyone who systematically acquires coins for a collection and knowledge about coins. Acquiring...
5,755 total pices isn't extremely low for that era. I do agree it's tiny compared to the potential demand and so is the total 8,801 mintage...
It looks from the photo to be highly Proof Like. There are many possible causes for this but this one appears to have been struck well by a...
This just might be a factor. Now that the eagle reverse quarters are seen less and less it just might prod people to try to put sets of them...
It's a laudable goal but the cost may be somewhat higher than you anticipate so you might need toscale back somewhat. I'd suggest you go more...
You're right, of course, but my perspective is a little different. My focus has mostly been on setting aside nice high quality examples of BU...
It probably is a one coin proof set of 1971. But I just don't know. This same coin appeared in the regular 9-coin proof set with a mintage...
I think the mint sets are a gimme because of the sharply lower mintages, sharply higher attrition, and far more importantly,the potentially much...
I've always believed and still believe that coin collecting will be a mass hobby and there's little alternative to people collecting these...
When wholesalers bust up proof sets to make rolls the substandard coins are usually just spent. All cu/ ni clad quarters are very nearly the...
There are "lots"of rolls of these. Most are stripped from mint sets where they appear with about a 10.1% frequency. You need only about 500...
It's largely a matter of opinion. For the main part I'd leave them in the original packaging unless you need the room. The '74 and to a lesser...
This will be of little consolation to MCM but it is only natural for some transactions to go bad. I assumed as soon as I saw the toitle that this...
I have to believe that's a 2003 (1946).
Making money in collectibles is tough. The only sure way is to learn how to buy them and sell at a profit. After that the best bet is pure blind...
I'm not a real big fan of Mr. Bowers but Littleton does deserve far more praise in the hobby than they get. They mostly do a good job on every...
I pray you're wrong but deep down I know they wouldn't be stealing anything if someone wasn't making a profit. I bet the winners are not the...
Unfortunately it's way too close. But you can't capture the flavor of the country or the disdain in which citizens are held without talking...
...And meanwhile no real progress seems to be getting made on stopping the flow of counterfeit goods from China or the theft of intellectual property.
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