It's cu/ni.
The '69 mint set is my favorite so I have to comment. The coins are all rarely very nice in this set. The Denver dime isn't extremely tough...
Obviously many people could not afford to tie up a lot of cash during the depression. This resulted in a decrease in the numbers of most BU rolls...
While there is likely some truth to this statement, it should be remembered that coin collecting got a huge boost during the great depression when...
There are also some coins made for collectors only: 1976 unc and proof in 40% silver and 1992 to date proof in 90% silver. These all have...
Collecting the '76 quarters can be a lot of fun and "investing" in them may not be very profitable. It all depends on how one goes about it. If...
When you get right down to it collectors are afraid of real standards. The only possible standards that can be applied to something which varies...
Money is an idea. First and foremost money is a practical thing which is valued by its users by consensus. When people believe what they're...
There is also something much more to the moderns than the price guides or even the dealers sell lists can show you. Slabbed coins generally start...
Frequently someone is speaking about two different phenomena when talking about light wear and friction. Typical circulation wear will be caused...
quote-- "Well, to me the modern MS-68/69 craze, paying hundreds of dollars for premium examples of exceedingly common coins, is an example of the...
Most of them are most important on some level but I prize a 1981-P type "d" reverse in MS-65PL. (it may be the nicest type "d" in existence). I...
It tends to be base metal coins which are more widely melted. When these are demonetized or withdrawn from circulation they are typically melted...
No. It certainly would be for a 1933 double eagle but not for an 1891 dime. There has never been heavy melting of any US silver coins minted...
Quote-- "When it comes to graded coins, the new coins are being struck much better than in years past, so the availability of MS-65 is now...
A hot coin is anything you collect and a rare coin is anything you still don't have after exerting a reasonable amount of effort to find it.
Current date coins are technically collectible already. Of course they are extremely widely available and the demand is usually quite small so...
All coin and collectible prices are determined strictly by supply and demand. Supply had a strong positive correlation with mintage up until 1934...
In the old days when people actually made rings and the like out of the silver coins they actually used spoons to tap the coins. With the copper...
It's called spooning. The coin is tapped repeatedly around the edge very lightly until it begins spredding. It is usually the first step to...
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