I too do not see any logical reason for not having all presidents on coins living or not. Now I just wonder when the Mint will start putting...
Odd that no one has mentioned a bank. There must be some banks around where you live. Usually if you are a young coin collector, nice to bank...
As noted the new Red Book is loaded with errors. This actually may make it one of the more expensive editions. See pages 392 for present Red Book...
There are lots of ways to stop anything. Like aleady posted, loose a job, have a family to feed, coins just can't be a priority when food is...
I've break out every one I've ever bought and there have been lots of methods posted on how to do it on this and many forums. The best way I've...
Now you know why the Red Book is such a great general coin book for educational purposes and as a guide to values and mintages. Just for the fun...
The things I've done to coins for fun is almost a little too weird. Like most kids living around railroad tracks we all just had to put pennies on...
Copper has been in large demand for a very long time. Enough so that copper wires and tubing is stolen everywhere. The usage for large amounts of...
Those things are about the least popular coins the Mint has ever made. I don't know of anyone that collects them, saves them and tryingto spend...
There is an old saying that "Beauty Is In The Eye of The Beholder". To each is own as to what is the greatest looking coin. I've never been...
Actually that is true that the 1849 Double Eagle is considered the rarest of all coins. There is only one and there was only one made. It is in...
Photos do some strange things. I've taken many photos of coins and many times the photo appeared to have marks, doubling, letters of numbers...
Not sure what dates your referring to. If supposed to have an S for recent proofs and nothing there it would depend on if it was in the original...
True this is a great thread and educational. Unfortunately at coin shows around here even the dealers are so unaware of these many types of errors...
And here I always thought Chicago was the first colony. And if the Mint ever hated any place, it is Chicago but thier to afraid of all the...
I hate, and I mean HATE, the present grading system of coins. I also hate slabbed coins. I'm from way, way back when you looked in a Red Book and...
As I've mentioned in other threads about remember the Bi-Centenial coins. Back then every one save them by the rolls and now are spending them as...
What's kind of amuzing is that way, way back when I first started to collect there was only Uncirculated, Proof, Fine and Good. I'm still used to...
You missed a few subjects such as "got rid of mine instead of the collection" or "hey keep you hands off my stuff" or a few others of the same nature.
Error coins are becoming a big thing at the coin shows I've been going to lately. That's about the only thing all these new nickels are worth...
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