I love the mint and proof sets more than anyone but most of these deserve to die. This goes many times over for the mint sets. Most of the coins...
The '68 mint sets are notable for several errors. 2 S cents isn't especially common if memory serves.
All mint set mintages before 1999 were combined with the regular mintages. Since 1999 they are reported separately.
The mint has made numerous conflicting statements about the mint set coins. The fact is that since 1965 a great deal of extra care has gone into...
As I tried to say there were some of these made without a trace of a mintmark and they were very popular and expensive at one time. They were...
These were pretty popular at one time and sold for prices in excess of $30. There were also a few '88-P's without mint marks being traded....
That the top of the secondary image is flat (shelf-like) is a tipoff that this is probablt ejection doubling or machine doubling. Thisa is...
Most people who like proof setsb think the SMS's are like mint sets and most people who like mint sets think they're more like proofs. This is...
Thank you very much. I love talking about coins and all I really need is an excuse. :kewl:
I said these come nice and they do but keep in mind that about 5% are ugly and unacceptable and about 30% aren't very attractive but are nice...
The coin has to be uncirculated. If you go out looking for this coin you'll find that there are no longer any AU examples in circulation and...
The main reason is that the mint messed up their order system that year. They had installed a new system which was supposed to streamline...
A lot of shop owners want full value (or more) for everything they sell and if they are successfull will accumulate huge inventories over time....
It could be faked but is probably a genuine delamination since a fake one would be too obvious to go to the effort. Unfortunately it's...
It seems kids and adults both enjoy filling up albums or folders with coins. I think for kids the best bet is circulating coins but you could...
I suppose you can call it that. It's really just a matter of semantics when you get down to the nitty gritty. It's made as a circulation strike...
It was really difficult to learn about coins back in the days of the dinosaurs. Oh sure, you had the coin papers all the way back to 1960 but a...
It's a pretty interesting coin really. It was the brainchild og Phillip Diehl then director of the mint and intended as a thankyou to long term...
...Just the obvious ones like "mule". You might try "wrong", "km# 86.2", or "86.2" as well.
Moderns are just like any other coins; you can collect them in any grade you want or collect something else altogether. Most of the business...
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