The introduction of the Kennedy certainly hurt half dollar circulation but the increased use of vending machines had already begun hurting it...
There were probably several reasons the mint didn't put Ikes in the mint sets the first couple of years. To a small extent it may have been...
It's not true that all 1981 SBA's were released in the mint set. There were some released in a 3 Pc souvenir set of the '81 issues, some were...
We already have copper clad zinc cents. Cu/ ni clad copper would be prohibitively expensive. The cents probably already cost close to a cent and...
"Also, I found it interesting that Sylvester said that in the UK only pre-decimal gets people into collecting. I have a sister-in-law from the UK...
I think you missed my point when I said that it's primarily circulating coinage that gets people interested in the mass hobby. I should have been...
You're likely right that the days of coins are numbered, but it will probably be a lot farther in the future than you envision. While coinage...
Italy hit on a pretty good composition for durability. They made some of their larger denomination coins out of stainless steel. While this...
The mint supplies these rolls as a service for those who don't have access to banks that are cooperative. Many people have just walked in to a...
Yes. Wholesale prices of physical metals will vary from spot by a wide margin. The most popularly traded physical silver will trade at a...
The silver eagles usually trade at a significant premium to most private bars and many of the foreign ones. There are some private bars that are...
It might be added that I've looked at substantial numbers of sets removed from the shipping packages. Multiple sets in these packages are very...
There has been very little said by the mint over the years about this subject. What is known is that a number of these are destroyed at the end...
There were, of course, peace dollars made in 1964 but they were never released.
I'm not entirely sure that the public prefers the dollar bill to the dollar coin. Certainly there are some people who greatly prefer the bill but...
The type 1 dies were used up through about July of 1975 and then the type 2 were used to the end of 1976. There are major differences on both the...
Thank you very much. I've been collecting them for more than 30 years and they just fascinate me.
Since I started collecting in '57 there has been a very large tendency for very recent coins to be overpriced relative to the apparent supply and...
Much depends on the date and the source. If you're looking for an '85-D dime then there is little chance that most sets have been searched for...
It requires some learning for most people to see the difference between two level of proof grades. If you give a novice ten different proofs...
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