I confess I haven't been looking at many rolls in recent years but the people who do are telling me that there is no real difference between the...
I'm 100% collector but I'm also a speculator/ promoter. I collect a little bit of everything and speculate in moderns.
It's not an '86. From these new images I'm about 90% confident it's an '85-P. The '87 has a slightly different curve to the point of the...
There is an '83 with two cuds that is very similar to this but it can't be that die. With a better picture I should be able to tell, but from...
It's possible I'm confused. I'll see what I can find. I do believe there are some vertical quad presses.
I've seen this one before and at one time knew what it was for. It might have been done by an oil company but I remember no details.
Small round disks of metal are punched from a large flat strip of metal in the blanking press. These are often referred to as type 1 planchets....
I have seen pictures of these and your explanation seems consistent. Can you account for why it appears to be struck unusually hard or is...
If you're looking for prices than Coin Values is simply a necessity. Indeed, most collectors should probably review this once in a while even if...
I'm having a very difficult time trying to find a source for dime rolls.
Well, you won't find anything new in it. ;) There were some pretty good quarters in circulation twenty years ago. It would make a great...
Thank you very much. ...But, yikes!! I try to avoid giving any sort of advice except to ignore most advice. This goes double when it comes...
They did make 6 proof coins at the Philly mint without a mint mark but it's unlikely this is one of them. Thousands of P and D mint coins have...
There really aren't any hordes of '96-W dimes. Thereare probably a few accumulations of up to 1,000 pieces but this isn't like the '50-D nickel...
Look at the rims. They should be squared off on a proof but rarely on an unc. Proof coins are struck multiple times (usually twice) So detail...
The mint occasionally releases some cents struck on unplated planchets. These are worth up to $100 in some cases but be very wary because they...
This gives you an idea of how small many of these markets really are. While all P and D '87 halfs went into the mint sets (and souvenir) mint...
They make an interesting collection. Most appear to be from the 1950's and are mostly unidentifiable. Many are quite common but there may...
Larger banks usually have these but are reluctant to bother with them. Make friends with the vault teller, open an account, or offer some...
There are a significant number of similar pieces. Most are a little smaller than a silver dollar and often have Washington DC or White House...
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