Engineering? Just a guess. I saw those guys digging holes in the morning and filling them at night when I was there. Lol.
The billions lost every year has nothing to do with minting costs, it is the lost efficiency due to handling large numbers of coins that slow...
1989 for Basic Training. I know, I am old. :) 1972 seems to be a common year on halves. Check the reverses and see if they are missing the FG...
Both of those years had large mintages of silver dollars to replace coins that were melted. Both of these years were always amongst the cheapest...
Around here they round in quite a few stores, always to the customer's benefit. I really do not care if they round up or down, just tired of...
I know what you mean Marshall. This is why I usually do not sell coins, even if I do not really collect them any more. I guess I am a worst case,...
Totally slanted article of course. However, one cent coins are a dinosaur that needs to be put down. Any time you have a coin incapable of buying...
Thanks, good to know. I would throw it out to anyone new to these that it used to be 3 keys though, with the 36d about half to 2/3rds a 32 d or s...
Agreed, it is a very coin. :)
Not 36d? It always was considered right up there with the 32d and s. I admit I haven't looked at these in 20 years. I have a few 32 d and s coins,...
Since a few have mentioned that they "built it into their price", I will tell you this is illegal. Every state in the country has a law requiring...
This is very common. I know of many auction houses who go to coin dealers every week or month and buy common coins to sell at their auctions. Its...
I am sure there are others as well, (ostrich), but I was comparing what I would consider a "closer cousin" like rhino versus elephant. Maybe its...
I would say that unless you wish to collect pocket change that ancient coins may be cheaper than US coins for most collectors. You can buy decent...
Nice page Doug, I was hoping to see more ancients. I would say lionskin is even more common on ancients due to the whole Harakles trial and...
Lehigh, so are you saying that a toning premium is appropriate on bullion coins? I am not being smart, I am very curious now. Does that mean only...
Every market has its eccentricities. I notice Ebay tends for cheap things to go too high, but truly valuable things can be bargains. I buy some...
Randy, If you want to get the series, the harder ones, especially in nice grades, are F, J, and M I have found. Maybe saying my F coins are...
Well, maybe 999th to be exact. I want to give back to CT, and promote greater appreciation of Ancient Coin Collecting. I would like to give away a...
Toning premiu8m for bullion? You know, I have some gorgeously toned silver tea sets. I wonder how much toning premium they would bring. :)...
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