LOL. Fortunately I have other collections to entertain me. ;)
Knowledge is an important profit of any coin collecting. If you're not having fun you're doing it wrong, and if you're having fun you're probably...
It really depends mostly on the new collector and to a lesser extent how much he wants to spend. It makes no sense to try to invest in coins...
Sell a few coins as you go along. It is only when you sell that you find out what the coins are really worth. You don't want to waiy until...
In the early '70's there was still a lot of animosity between the mint and coin collectors. The mint still blamed collectors for the coin...
Some of these new folders are very tough. You can always just put an old worn example in the hole for a while. But this may not be as effective...
If you can tell that this "coin" was struck by the FL reverse die then it is a valuable piece probably. It sounds like a die trial strike. In...
One is always dependent on the work of others before him. Even Sir Isaac Newton said that if he has seen further than others it is only because...
Copper never actually got up high enough to make a penny worth more than one cent. The high water mark for copper was around $1.46 if memory...
GDJMSP's efforts to change designs were mentioned in the hobby press. It may not be so much apathy which prevents more success as it is defeatism....
There's no right or wrong answer to the question and I do like both, but for the recent date sets, I'd take the mint sets. I guess it's the very...
A lot of the later date coins are surprisingly tough in nice condition. Some of the date/mm combinations will prove to be a challenge, too....
Thanks GDJMSP. I had thought this site was defunct and deleted it from my favorites. Then I had trouble registering because I was still...
Most modern US and world coins are cu/ni. Nickel is highly magnetic and expensive but loses its magnetic properties with even a small amount of...
In order to maintain demand for coins it is critical that a new generation of collectors be recruited. Sure, if you want extremely low prices...
Laz; I couldn't agree more. Symbolic coinage would be more attractive and appropriate for our great republic. It would also open up a much...
I suspect that much of the problem is that most collectors decide when they begin collecting that they are going to ignore coins made before and...
Eastern Eoropeans are great. The problem is that mail between here and there is extremely expensive, liable to "disappear", and many items are...
Welcome aboard. I used to trade a lot with Russian collectors, but don't do it much anymore. It was a lot of fun despite the problems with the...
There are more rare coins in circulation today than there have been in many generations. Back in 1960 it was theoretically possible to find many...
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