A lot of the details of the laws and mintings of the time can be found in Ginger Rapsus' book; The United States Clad Coinage.
Once you see a specific variety it's pretty easy to spot. It's very difficult to check each coin for new and existing varieties but once you know...
Yes. A little more than 50% are gone now and have been destroyed over the years. Of those surviving most are, as you say, in VG/ F and fully a...
The mint didn't rotate their stocks of coins until 1972 and they still had huge nmbers of brand new '65 quarters in storage at that time. It took...
They made the clad '65 quarter until about march of '66. I could look up the exact date if you're interested. The '64 date was frozen and...
You should have seen them back about 1969. They were nearly 40% of the circulating quarters. I tghought they'd never go away but now it's less...
I have the best luck with a mixture of about half acetone half denatured alcohol mixed with a generous amount of 91% isopropyl alcohol. If the...
Kiave alwaywe coins. ( Thank you microsoft) Kids have always swallowed coins. While there's enough zinc in a penny to kill an 18 lb or...
There's enough zinc in a single penny to kill any mammal less than about 18 pounds. Those who can't say "mommy, I swallowed a penny" are...
Only economists and politicians think anything can be created out of nothing. A scientist knows beyond question that this is an impossibility....
There have been no silver dimes in circulation since 1970. The FED removed silver between mid-'68 and mid-69 when it became too uncommon to...
I had a little trouble with this thread in 2004 and even more now. I agree with the sentiment pretty well but not as much the way it is...
These account for nearly 15% of 1970 mint sets. The small date is 10% and there's a lot of demand for them. U think $15 is highly...
Very nice. It looks gemmy. Like lots of scarce and very desirable moderns these list for almost nothing in Krause. Even after a spectacular...
I spent a few days catching up. It's truly a remarkable thread abounding in beautiful coins and excellent photography. I'm most impressed with...
I usually suggest you buy the $3 folders for each denomination and fill them with the nicest example you can find. My standard is that if a coin...
100 pages!!! I guess I'm gonna haffta read this thread. :cool:
It used to be possible to ascertain which were good companies and likely to do well and which were poor companies. Now days it's all dependent on...
Congratulations. I've long liked Icelandic coins and would have a collection of all these if they were around. I love cu/ni coinage but want...
I don't know why I opened the thread, read it, or am now replying. I think we're all really on the same page that collectibles are a terrible...
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