This problem is hardly unique to US mint sets nor are the US sets the worst. The old New Zealand sets have a lot of PVC and the Japanese sets...
It's been years since I've seen a 1968-P cent in a mint set that doesn't have carbon spots. Even in 1985 the vast majority were affected. I've...
The US mint sets are composed of four layers of plastic. (pre-'84) The inner layers contain PVC and are likely to hurt the coins in time. You...
Again, most moderns don't exist above MS-68. I never see any hype for moderns or ultra-moderns. Everytime I see hype it's for old US...
Slabs also offer excellent physical protection for the coin. The gaurantee has some value as well but this is more difficult to value....
Some of these dates are much scarcer than Krause indicates. There are collectors seeking them now days so you might want to get an up to date...
These aren't mint set quality so gems are scarce in them. To complicate it further the mintages are very low ranging from 10,000 to 20,000....
It's also the only year with the little brass mint token in it.
The mint simply changed the color of the cardboard or plastic insert every few years.
It costs more than one cent to manufacture just about anything. Steel would chew up dies and the cost of plating and processing these would...
Congratulations. It's my favorite set.
The government did remove the steel cents from circulation starting some time in the late 1950's. All or most of them would have been melted in...
The FED doesn't do much with coins any longer and almost all this work is contracted out to Brink's, Purolator, et al. Uncurrent coin is coin...
They have a sterling reputation among customers. It's always best to try new dealers, traders and buyers with small orders or small deals...
The current coins aren't in the mint sets either. At least to the degree that you can tell the difference between the satin finish coins...
It is. But some people call it specimen.
You can also find nice PL's of this coin in the mint set. They have a different texture than the specimen coins though.
It's a safe bet that nice gems are scarce even now and that most of them are in circulation. Most collectors would be surprised to know how...
This is a very common token and comes in at least three different varieties. One is somewhat uncommon. It is a municipal good-for token. It...
They made a similar set with the new decimal coins. This set is highly desirable because there are few sources for the decimal coins. Its value...
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