There are lots of proofs in circulation. These are encountered quite regularly. If you pay attention to the differences between the price of...
This sounds like a safe bet except their production limit could be well under the demand. These are massive sets and apparently are a little...
There are several things that can cause each of the conditions you describe but the most likely candidate for the wet feeling is a mercury...
There are quite a few pretty good clad Roosys. The most valuable would be the '82-NMM and this one does show up with some small regularity....
Depending on date and denomination about 2% to 10% of proof singles are culls. If someone is cracking sets to sell rolls then the culls can not...
Mint sets have a very high attrition and this is especially true for those ordered early in the year. Many people buy these just to cut them up...
Some date mint sets have a lot more errors than others. More than 1% of 1969 mint sets have a Denver quarter in the Philly slot and no P...
If you like these coins then it might be a great "investment" to buy the coins in NGC or PCGS holders so that you can be a little more sure of...
Ultimately the value of your set will be the combined value of all the coins in the set. In the mean time it's entirely possible that there...
One factor might be that both mints of the keelboat coins were very poorly made. Many people looked through roll after roll to find a nice...
Yes, it's true. The top of the type II just appears to be "flying away" to me.
It's really easy. Balance them on a pencil or something. There is a huge weight difference. You can feel the difference after you do it a while.
I was referring mostly to the older aluminum issues, especially those from the 1950's and '60's. I know some of these are quite common in typical...
Modern Indian coins could have explosive price gains over the next couple of decades. Like most coins from the latter half of the 20th...
Am I confused here? I didn't realize the mint made any 2003 nickels available in rolls.
Very high praise, indeed, considering the source. Thank you. My single-mindedness springs from more than mere love of these coins as you are...
Lest anyone misunderstood the point of my last post it was this: To do best as an investor you need to think and act like a collect- or....
All markets have a tendency to do whatever is necessary to make everyone wrong. This is even more true in collectibles markets since it is nearly...
The sac actually looks pretty good if it actually circulates. It requires the constant rubbing and abrasion of circulation to stop it from...
The other half dollars of this era are listed for a couple dollars each. The Redbook has only started trying to list realistic prices on...
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