What I meant was not even 100,000 were set aside. Attrition on these hasn't been so staggering as the attrition on most moderns but is still...
That would look pretty stupid between the '66 and '68-D!
I'd guess there aren't even 100,000 in uncirculated condition. All of the '82 and '83 issues are tough except the cents and even these can be...
I think I remember you saying that, now. I've seen a great number of these souvenir sets and have never seen a type "d" in a single one of them....
I don't like it! Sometimes it doesn't matter much but the floating standard hides the fact that some dates are almost impossible clean (like...
No, there are no "certain" characteristics for determining SMS/ non-SMS. The problem is made more complex by the fact that they used many...
Frankly I didn't comment after the first picture because it appeared it could be AU. An awful lot of '83-P's are AU's that were pulled out of...
This is about the size of it. I never had much luck finding a non-SMS 1965 as nice as this one but a lot of other people did. This '65 doesn't...
The '65 comes pretty nice in the SMS. They are not forgiving of problems with SMS coins (other than some chicken scratching). Almost any...
The services tend to be pretty forgiving of the chicken scratching. It's not my favorite look for a clad but I'd expect it to get a 64 and even a...
For all practical purposes some of the dies were proofs. They used different processes for the dies, striking, and handlings and there's a lot of...
My father said I could start a collection of anything I wanted from his change jar. I chose buffalo nickels because I didn't want to compete with...
It's not that collectors can't tell the difference but rather that the definition is a moving target. Coins are all unique and have unique...
Is it the proper weight?
I tend to agree with you. I have nothing against someone paying up for the finest or one of the finest but I would tend to prefer a much less...
I have a few '67's "comparable" to this. None are MS-69 and only one or two has as much frost but I've been searching these since 1972 and...
It's a spectacular coin and may be worth it to some people but if I'm spending that much for the cameo designation I'd want a stronger cameo....
There's a '71-D with a type "b" reverse but this doesn't appear to be it. It's rather scarce. There is also a '71-D DDR but the photo isn't...
I'd try googling "Annual report of the director of the US mint". I believe these are all on line now.
Indeed! Perhaps even nations that didn't exist. The market will stay strong over the next ten years only for coins that are experiencing...
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