This might not be the place to admit this, because I could wind up in a re-education camp someplace... ... but I never was able to see the...
Uncirculated really isn't a good term to describe condition. Mint state is probably better.
The whole thing sounds like the buyer might have gotten a bad set from the mint and decided to "swap" it out in this manner for a better one...
Before coins it was baseball cards.
I would just like to add here that my experience with coin dealers has been bad enough to alter my collecting habits. There are many things that...
I used to search halves, but I discontinued the practice because (1) the number of silver finds went down significantly and (2) the banks around...
My son invented the name for me when I began using various internet services that required a handle. He's a writer and is pretty poetic. The...
I have never submitted a coin to be slabbed. For a few raw coins that I consdered "too good" for an airtite I've used coin world PCGS-style slab...
Good story. When I collected as a kid, it was pure fun. When I regained interest a few years back, it had become a big money cutthroat business...
I have used mintproducts for commemoratives and still occasionally use them for silver bullion coins because their quality has always been good....
srkjkd, I don't use ebay anymore for coins [too much cheating going on], and I think you are assembling a pretty nice collection.
It is frequently easier to determine what will happen than when. Nobody knows what will happen in January. Half will say up and half will say...
I think the "negotiation" over whether a coin is a 63 or 64, or if it is a 64 or 65 is just normal give and take between informed buyers and...
I consider coins, tokens, medals, casino chips, silver rounds, and so-called dollars to be separate collecting categories. Paper currency is a...
I frequently read/hear the excuse for coin dealers that they do what they do 'because they have to make a living.' Is this a valid excuse for...
I voted 20% because it is closest to my personal experience. However, I think the poll should really have been split into two questions: one for...
Tom, Your understanding is the same as mine. Putting President Washington on currency and coin is intended to honor him, but instead ends up...
cwtokenman, That was an excellent post. Very informative and insightful. The entire hobby would be more fun if it was a little bit more...
1 silver maple leaf, 1 silver eagle and a Harris coin folder.
As a kid, I used to have a holed lincoln cent I found that I wore on a chain around my belt for good luck. I'm pretty sure it worked. I probably...
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