I worry about the future of the hobby as well for similar reasons. When the states coins first came out I'd see a ten year old at the coin shop...
DanR asks in another thread: Hey cladking how about some picks from the clad world. What looks good? I've never answered such a question...
I thought it was a good discussion and while not strictly on-topic, it certainly was not off-topic.
There is now and never was any intrinsic value to money. We used to believe that money had value because gold has value but in point of fact this...
There were also 50c commems in many of these sets and most of these are cu/ ni clad. All the $1 coins in these sets are 90% silver.
There was an offer to the mint to buy all 800,000+ of these in 1933. Apparently the mint was insulted that they'd go to all the trouble to make...
It sounds like it's just silver plated. The plating can affect the "ring".
The answer also depends on what grade you're looking for. In XF a '22 is tougher than an '09-S vdb and in F a '14-D is tougher. When you get to...
All currencies ever invented by man have been degraded and eventually gutted. It is not the basis of the currency which causes this it is the...
Exactly. And once all our purchases are known how long will it be before insurance companies refuse to pay for our heart condition when we...
The penny is a huge drain on the economy not so much because it costs well over a cent to make it but because of the huge waste in peoples' time...
I'd guess that a lot of people who've always waited for the mint sets to search for gems are turning to rolls because of the satin finish. It's...
Most of these come from people busting up sets to sell proof rolls. You can even predict what date you'll find next by watching the bid prices...
None of the 1932 to 1998 Washingtons exist in MS-69 or MS-70. High grade starts at what appeals to the individual collector. This set can be...
I've found dozens of proofs in circulation. The most amazing one was back in about 1996 I found a '68-S quarter worn down to VG. The proof...
To me gem means 65, choice gem 66, and superb gem is 67. Choice is 63 and very choice is 64.
If you can't get them in by brute force then the trick is to get a highly worn coin and put it in. After a few days the hole will be stretched...
There are a lot of we slug collectors having a hoot. While circulation was stripped of anything of much interest back in the mid-'50's and even...
No, Ohio never had metal tax tokens but they had a long line of paper tax receipts which were used right into the 1960's. I've never collected...
Tax tokens are really coins. They were issued for circulation by an official authority and were used as money. The secret service made the...
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