I started collecting in '57 and started watching my change (well... my dad's change) a little earlier. At that time Lincolns were heavily...
You might being thinking of the default on various Mississippi bonds in the 1838.
Check out the mint sets. They change dies every 30,000 strikes so every 30,000th coin in the sets are a first strike. Clad dies lose the...
Hopefully they would redeem them and turn them in for proper disposal. These are toxic and returning them to the treasury is no more expensive...
Start a collection of whatever you're looking through if you expect to do it for a period of time. This may sound like very obvious advice but...
I used to do this back in the early 1970's. There were a lot more in those days and they were in only slightly better condition. The reason they...
It takes great effort to find many valuable coins for no cost or at face value. It can be done but it usually requires more time and effort than...
If you're having fun collecting them then by all means do it. There are lots of different ways to do this so that they are fun. As to future...
SF transportation tokens come in many different types. Some are scarce and some are common. The OPA red and blue point tokens are from WWII and...
I collect just about everything and it all brings a great deal of enjoyment. It'd difficult to single anything out but if forced then it's...
Holy cow!!! I had no idea milk bottle caps were bringing this kind of money on ebay. I have quite a few of these that I used to use as trading...
The company that printed them made milk bottle caps and printed them to order for various dairys. These tokens were never used as bottle caps but...
All it takes to make a collectible valuable is demand and little availability. There are lots of coins, tokens, and medals that are scarce or...
I'm counting only the unmixed rolls when I say it's two out of three Denver. Living right on the edge most years pretty much assures there will...
It fluctuates year to year as well. Here in NW Indiana we get Denver about two times out of three but we've gone for years in the past with...
Tax tokens have all the attributes of coins which ultimately led to their demise. The secret service told the states they couldn't issue coins....
All true. Clad is coming to refer to only cu/ ni clad but some still use it for 40% silver or silver clad. Clad proof sets are...
I don't disagree, but I've got about a hundred pounds of Canadian nickels that I couldn't get rid of ten years back at any price. They were worth...
Great pics. Thanks. That's a top of the line type I Philly as well. Is it yours?
You can tell from the front too. The '76 has a heavy crease from the middle of the truncation of the bust going up to the right at a 45 degree...
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