There's a lot of variation in the thickness of coins from year to year and mint to mint. There's not much variation at a given mint during the...
Before 2005 mint set coins are indistinguisable from regular circulation issue. They were struk under greater pressure and at slower speeds...
There are lots of little design changes that can identify a coin. This is especially true on later date coins. There aren't many markers on...
Philadelphia has been closing this gap for years now. It's not just how shiny the coins are but the strike and die quality as well as the...
It's a neat error and is fairly common on the '70-D. There were also a lot on the '71-D but these are far more infrequently seen and they have...
It doesn't matter how many coins were made any longer. Really it never was the most important thing since small mintages could be saved enmass...
1958 was the last year for MINT SETS in the cardboard. PROOF SETS in the plastic sleeves in envelopes started in 1956.
A lot of these haven't really been sealed all these years. They've been steamed open and resealed or counterfeit envelopes have been bought for...
I enjoy arguement. ;) Especially with articulate people about things I love.
Krause lists the unc at $3.50 This is underrated but this coin is not scarce in high grade. It comes nice so even gems aren't overly tough....
The 1958 set is real and almost certainly OK but it is a proof set not a mint set.
The later memorials are far scarcer. None are likely to be scarce in typical condition though so look for choice and gem coins. There are...
They'll probably be like the proofs; they go into circulation and will be seen but most won't last long before somebody plucks them out.
The hobby did a miserable job of welcoming the newbies when the program first started and it was critical. We improved to poor in short order and...
Simple solution; Drop the damn penny since no study is needed. Make the nickel out of aluminum and the only cost to modify the vending...
Of course they lose money. Money is how we keep score and if material and labor exceeds the value of the product then real wealth, real value has...
Originally Posted by Cloudsweeper99 "This should be a non-issue. When was it decided that money should have no value, or at least have less...
Yes there are massive overhead costs that won't go away if they stop the cent but how do you think we got those costs? We've been churning out 10...
What makes these a sucker bet isn't that they are modern, state quarters, or widely collected. What makes them a sucker bet is that they are sold...
Many of those whom haven't found other series to collect will turn to the other quarters in circulation. Here they've been exposed to them for as...
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