Most date proof sets are fine but many of 1968 to 1994 sets are often tarnished or have a haze on them. This is exceedingly difficult to remove...
Fed melting is mostly a very new phenomenon and I don't have confirmation yet. That it exists is the only way to explain the disappearance of...
Up until 1999 there were lots of outliers like this. Even though "every" 1969 quarter was worn down to F it was still possible to find an AU. But...
Great eye, but it's normal for the date. I think it jumped out at you because finding such an old dime in such great condition is becoming...
Franklin Mint coins can be numbered among the many coins and types to which coin collectors have a knee jerk bad reaction. It was caused...
These coins were all authorized and commissioned by the individual states. They are almost invariably legal tender coins and many (especially...
I suspect he's not too far away. Of course this was all before the national coin shortage, too....
Great interview! You are very well spoken and I'm jealous that you can speak Korean. I also agree that a work on later date Japanese coins...
People just won't learn that zinc pennies can't be exposed to air or they evaporate.
I've seen lots that were worse but I wasn't certain they were pennies at all. Kudos. that might be the worst looking zinc cent ever.
These coins come very nice and most look like they are very high grade. Buyers are looking for coins that will slab at very high grade though...
To my knowledge these haven't been available anywhere from the FED for years now and they have been gaining in popularity. The coins kicking...
Yes. Chinese coins can also have very substantial grade premiums. Coins in these sets come very nice so don't assume yours are high grade.
I've had fairly good luck restoring the '53 GB sets. About 90% of the cu/ni and 50% of the coppers come out well. It's hard to believe there...
Aluminum is greatly underrated. Much of it is exceedingly common and most of it is common in poor condition but some issues have been melted...
They used to call them "silver wash" but the exact means apparently varies from one thing to another. For what it's worth I'm also told that...
The problem is usually caused by inflation. People simply allow their change jars to fill up more as the coins lose value. Of course closing...
It has a lot of luster even though the photo doesn't show it. I would grade it AU-53/ AU-50. It, too, can be improved but '93 quarters are...
The coin isn't beautiful but it's still VF and it won't be many years until you can't find one as nice. Try to find an XF or an AU. These are...
Sometimes rare or unique coins are graded very harshly and sometimes they are graded very leniently. This could just as easily be an MS-68 if...
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