It's mostly just experience. From very early on it was obvious that what mints do and what they say don't really match. In most cases it's not...
I avoid talking about US coins in this forum and it's difficult to provide a comprehensive answer without doing so. US mint packaging material...
The bad news is that the mint packaging for '68 to '84 mint sets has a thin inner layer of PVC. The good news is that most coins can still be...
There won't be any change until we get campaign finance reform. Congress gets richer the more contentious the issue but they still care about a...
I don't even need to open it to know the money trail funding this nonsense will lead right back to Crane Paper or one of the other vested...
I've bookmarked it and intend to keep up with it. Thanks.
I would not recommend buying proof rolls. But by the same token I wouldn't suggest you necessarily stay away from them. 99% or more of the coins...
Don't panic. Lens cloth is soft and unless you bore down on it it's unlikely to have left marks. Look with a magnifier for fine circular...
He has the hands of a surgeon and the eyes of a hawk. I don't believe I watched the whole four minutes.
I've probably done as well investing in coins as anybody and would advise against it. It requires mostly luck to do well and it limits what you...
I guess I missed this post first time through. There is a substantial premium for the sets. You could get the coins for less than $100 with a...
The Exira, Iowa token on page 23 is unlisted. I've got the Michigan and Iowa books and will look any up for you.
Wow! I saw only a very few tokens that are "junk". Most of these should command strong prices in the proper auction.
I'm way out classed here. I'm no slouch though since I beat a guy pretty regularly who beat Danny Thomas pretty regularly. Thomas was no...
I'm still not sure. His last post he said he had the '70 and '83 but all knownmint state '83 dimes have a mint mark. I suspect there's some...
Yes... ...but... ...1975 is one of the better date dimes and BU rolls are scarce. These are worth about 40c each in BU and up to four figures...
"Every" BU roll will have several coins struck by the same die pair. Coins are fed into bags or rolls from a relatively few presses. Most rolls...
If you want to collect Ikes the best bet is to buy an album and search mint sets, proof sets, and BU rolls for choice specimens. There are also...
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