well, sort of... If you buy more than 1 set from the mint, the Coin Vault price is then higher than the Mint. Coin Vault is comparing their...
mintage alone is not the determining factor in key and semi-key date coins. Take for example Roosevelt dimes. The 1955 Philadelphia issue (12.828...
thanks for the contest! It was fun! Of course, I didn't win, but it was fun anyway!;)
I record all of the coin shows on my DVR. It's entertaining to watch and see if their "expert" really knows what he/she is talking about.
I have never heard of this dime, nor is it listed on collector's society. Can you point me to a reference with the diagnostics?
thanks for the contest! It's been very interesting
Happy Independence Day everyone!!! And a special thanks to all of the men and women of the armed services who make our life here possible!!!...
T$, I think that calling this coin a VF is pushing it. The real sticking point from F to VF is a full horn. It does not have to be well outlined,...
or as Ron White said: "You can't fix stupid!"
unfortunately more often than not when it's proofs like this, they are stolen and being spent to keep the theft from being discovered.
all of them are accounted for. There are no more to find.
My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice... I found this post on "My unsolicited list of 20 collecting tips/comments/advice..."...
It was obviously tongue in cheek and meant to demonstrate a level of frustration rather than an actual threat. Besides with Manny being...
this is a picture of a polar bear... in a blizzard!!! see him?
how about a platinum standing Lib? or a .9999 gold coin? anything but recycle old coin designs on new coins!!! Fresh ideas! Like the statehood...
the same reason that 2009 coins are selling for so much. perceived rarity in the marketplace. unfounded as it is...
The Wizard of Oz and the Crime of '73 I found this post on "The Wizard of Oz and the Crime of '73" interesting and have nominated it accordingly...
Traci, Is the screen name Ripley as in Ripley from the "Alien" trilogy?
I might stay with some friends in Decatur, but it's not that far really.
there's a law that says that after 25 years the secretary of the treasury may, at his/her own discretion, change the design on any coin.
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