Try to be systematic as much as possible in both forming your collections and learning about coins. The best bet for someone just starting out...
All laws have been repealed that apply to banks. At least no laws are being enforced. When they get caught stealing now they don't go to jail...
They were big news in 1983 when they were found among the dimes returned to the Sandusky banks by the Cedar Point Amusement Park. A few had been...
It's a beautiful specimen. These were actually made before the well struck coins so have less die wear. Apparently when one of the dies in a...
Wow. Talk about coincidence. I just happened to have a few rolls of quarters sitting around so I went through them. I didn't notice that...
Oh, And nickels are the same composition as the outside of the clads so can be used unalloyed to make clad strip.
It's pretty hard for me to believe they actually get very many. The mint does buy them at full value by weight but they have to be delivered in...
All fine questions but I believe they are unanswerable. This particular token is quite common but there are numerous varierties and this...
Yes. Most modern coins are being destroyed and shipped to Japan, India, and China to make consumer products. But even Lebanese coins are used in...
Pennies should be 100% biodegradable and then they can just be taken outside the mint and dumped in the nearest park or green space for use as...
A lot of modern world coins simply aren't available anywhere at any price. Oh sure, once they suddenly go froma dollar or two to $500 you can...
The "bank sets" were made in the late-80's to mid-'90's for sale at banks. They are composed of half of a regular US mint set. I like these and...
There are lots of opportunities today that didn't exist when I was a kid. While there are lots of US coins minted today and in the recent past...
The '05 to '08 issues probably have the best opportunities since gems are available in mint sets for earlier states. Some of these can be tough...
It's not like I haven't been watching it. It's hard to stay ontopic of just the past ten years though. Though there are probably lots of...
You can look it up easily enough but as I remember 100Y was about 40c in 1979. Most things would be similarly priced to the US but as was...
D'oh.
The souvenir sets do get a set premium. It's probably better for collectors to seek coins that don't have this premium because it can...
In those days nobody was paying any attention to modern coins and nobody cared about high quality clad. Indeed, it appears that the Numis News...
A lot of moderns are going to be very elusive because they just weren't saved. Only varieties and gems will be scarce or rare but a lot of coins...
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