It is often a good idea to stabilize the coins in alcohol or acetone. Some coins are not holding up at all in the government packaging and the...
"Another important point to be aware of in purchasing the very high-grade modern coins is that the high grades mostly result from dealers sending...
There are some privately packaged '82 and '83 sets. At least about nine companies put these out with the best '82's being the Numismatic News...
Yes. Except be sure you're aware of the costs or the set premiums can eat you up. Most of the '65 to '96 mint sets are worth more busted up than...
In early '66 they were making '64 silver and '65 clad. Cents and nickels would have all been '65. There were two date freezes in effect at this...
They're about middle of the pack for '90 to date date "D" mints. The "D's tend to be easier than the "P's. If they are nice strikes then the...
The coinage act of 1965 wasn't passed until midyear. Before that the government had instituted a date freeze and said the 1964 date would be...
The reverse shield is like a magnet for picking up marks, especially the top of the shield which is flat. This area is a high point and marks...
So any coin that doesn't impress those who collect 19th century US silver is "uncollectible"? This seems like a very narrow view. Now, not only...
That's a beautiful coin and probably from a mint set. I suspect it graded MS-66 and I agree. Even though it has attributes of a higher grade...
I suppose this thread will be locked now, too. During much of the time silver was circulating, coins were worth much less than their face...
This was probably one of the most lightly saved Lincoln rolls since the 1940's. People just missed it and everyone thought everyone else was...
It depends on date, denomination and mint. The average and range vary a lot.
There is no COA in the SMS's though the '65 has a small sheet about the coins. The plastic cases for the '66 and '67 were made by Whitman and...
The '76 bicentennial quarter is probably the most valuable 25c coin in the world: 1976-D Clad - - - 10 ..25.. 50 ..165.. 3250 ... These are...
I worry about the future of the hobby as well for similar reasons. When the states coins first came out I'd see a ten year old at the coin shop...
DanR asks in another thread: Hey cladking how about some picks from the clad world. What looks good? I've never answered such a question...
I thought it was a good discussion and while not strictly on-topic, it certainly was not off-topic.
There is now and never was any intrinsic value to money. We used to believe that money had value because gold has value but in point of fact this...
There were also 50c commems in many of these sets and most of these are cu/ ni clad. All the $1 coins in these sets are 90% silver.
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