The 1965: NGC MS67 or ANACS MS66 not SMS The 1969-D: NGC MS65 or ANACS MS64
Best not to buy any from overseas, China in particular. Seems about 90% or more are counterfeit. Has anyone seen any real U.S. coins offered...
How long would it take to search 3.6 million nickels for errors?
Yup, and it's a dandy! Usually rim burrs aren't too valuable, but this is a real gem, so maybe $5 - $10...??
Great idea!
Agreed. All the prices I mentioned are retail. Here's a group of 280 ($14 face value) dateless Buffalo nickels selling on Ebay....
Depends on what you are there for. Usually, coin dealers will stock up on cool high end stuff just for the show, so the earlier you get there,...
Ooops! I forgot to mention the 1942-D with the small mintmark. That is also a semi-key and has a little value even in circulated grades.
The half cent was the lowest denomination produced for circulation by the U.S. Mint. Other pieces were minted for tax purposes by states, down to...
The collectable Jefferson nickels include any of the silver wartime issues, identified by the large mintmark over the dome of Monticello on the...
Sometimes, when a coin has been whizzed, the sheen is just too phony looking, so thumbing the coin will dull it down a little and give it a more...
Whizzing is a fairly inclusive term and can apply to any coin whose surfaces contain fine scratches from abrasive cleaning, usually covering the...
I'm not that familiar with high relief $20's, but is it normal for the high relief pieces to have such pronounced flat spots on the highest design...
Tough to answer that question. I have to go with GD and say I buy where there is something I want. My first preference is a coin show, next is a...
Cool. This may be the catalyst for coin market reform. There are some people out there who are LEGALLY ripping people off by over hyping coins,...
I agree. Looks like someones not too successful attempt to copper plate a steel cent. Pretty neat, but I don't think it has much value.
Great story, interesting history. The one on the left looks like a Morgan $1, the other a Coronet large cent, but I think both are facsimiles....
I've been collecting Ikes since 1971. Got some nice ones, too. When the high grade BU's suddenly shot up in price, I sold a ton of them, but...
Error Coin Price Guide by Alan Herbert. Alan Herbert is probably the most knowledgeable about errors. Prices in the book are very general, could...
Could also be struck thru grease or something..??
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