The ASE Proof went on sale Feb 11. The mint sold 678 40 coin packs to dealers at a discount. That is 27,120 coins that were not available to the...
I don't care what you say about it. But, these gimmicks and deals between the dealers and the mint take thousands of coins out of the pool that...
Again, you have your opinion and I have mine.
Collectors of the future will be interested in the coin only. Heck, you can't even get back what you paid for a mint set or a proof set a few...
Giving these dealers early access to large quantities at a discount is one reason that you get "product unavailable" 2 minutes after the official...
In the long run it will be a big waste of money. 25 years from now nobody will care when it was released. All these gimmicks are fabricated to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The 1958 D RPM-001 is popular. Here is a set of 4.
The 41 S is a good example. I have several of each. [ATTACH]
When I was a young collector virtually every coin ever released could still be found in circulation. The one that most of my friends looked for...
Entry Post $96 SBA 12 [ATTACH]
My Mother-In-Law owned and operated a restaurant during WW II while her husband was in the South Pacific. Meals were real cheap but every penny...
I did the best I could, I think. There were pits under the crud that will never be corrected. It does look better, but that is it. Attached are...
@LakeEffect @baseball21 Thanks for the feedback. I didn't know those things. And, I am not very savvy at searching.
Does anyone think that distilled water or 40 Volume Peroxide would help? Or, silver jewelry dip?
Is it gonna rain in Santa Rosa? Nice collection.
Most everyone knows that most of the coins in my sets were found in circulation many years ago. Here is a 1944 D Jefferson that has some gunk on...
That 38 S spent some time in the juke boxes.
Very nice.
Here is a 1940 that I found in circulation a long time ago.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I stopped collecting modern commemoratives about 2 years ago. So, my set ended. Up until then I had a complete set. The US Mint changed my mind...
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