Is this going to help with the recent spamming problem? Although I have to give the mods credit, those threads seem to disappear very quickly.
I would love it if they just did a one year circulation run of those coins plus the buffalo and wheat cent. Make them clad and true to their...
I do not advocate cleaning coins, so those are the only suggestions that I will give, but you may want to read this thread....
In honor of your new album, here is my Roosey set. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I should mention that the are proper ways of cleaning coins, but usually the best thing to do is just give them a quick bath in some acetone. It...
There are several reasons. Most collectors want their coins in with its original patina because it tells some of the history of the coin....
That's a nice Morgan. I would call it an XF-45, but it looks like it took a fairly harsh cleaning sometime in the past. So XF details would be...
Personally, I consider the 1964-D Peace Dollar the key missing coin. With a rather large mintage (I have heard numbers ranging between 30,000 and...
The seller is asking way to much for me to even make an offer. These grab bag collections never seem to be beneficial to the buyer, they just...
An 1867 w/rays proof Shield nickel or an 1864 small motto proof two cent piece. Over the years, I have assembled complete proof collections of...
My avitar is a 1891 PR-64. The reason that the type 1 commands such less than the type 2 is simple. When the type 1 came out, it was a new...
Didn't mean to insinuate that you didn't know what you were talking about. The images are a bit misleading.
I suspect that it is the image that is making it appear raised, but a brockage is incuse or sunken in to one side. Here is a little more...
A filled O has no bearing on the grade of the coin (which is a 65 all day). Matt is getting the shaft here, but I suspect he will have the last...
This occurs when a coin is struck normally, but does not eject from the die hub. Then another blank is fed in over the previously struck coin and...
Neat coin, but 150K seems VERY high.
I don't disagree with you, moderns just aren't my thing. I bought that set and a few others because I have been neglecting them for so long that...
It would probably cost the mint more to restock it than it cost to make it originally. Keep it.
Worn dies?
Cheapest way is to buy short sets or the complete collection already in an album. Buying one coin at a time will get very pricey when you start...
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