Not only are the gems virtually unknown from rolls from some dates but rolls of some dates are virtually unknown. This last is only a slight...
The first one is a nice gem and in the running. It's hard to tell from the picture if it's a FT or not since it's the ends of the cross bands...
Congratulations!! The '84-P is one of my favoroite dates to hunt since there's such a wide spread in quality and they are so tough in super...
Several possibilities come to mind but they all seem most far fetched. Without more information one has to suspect plating.
The 1970 may be the most heavily picked over of all the mint sets. It's primarily the half dollar but the small dates are getting very tough...
The uncs don't have much demand either so that's a pretty strong price.
The rupee is considered common now but I believe this is mostly because collectors aren't looking for them. They are nearly scarce in the US...
Yes, good point. When I say 2% are gemmy I'm referrring to the original sets as they left the mint. Some of these coins are greatly picked...
The problem with zinc is they are toxic. It's probably best to take them in when they are collecting special waste or just bind them up carefully...
Mint set coins before 2005 run the range from MS 60 to MS-68 or even 69. There might yet be an MS-70 turn up. Average quality varies greatly...
We may be talking apples and oranges here. By moderns I'm talking about US coins made since 1964 and world coins made since the last of the...
I used to repair a lot of coins and spend them but pennies were never worth the trouble. Most of them went in the garbage except during a time I...
...post in haste I shoulkd have left this thread alone. I think a lot of people are buying 70's who really should be buying 69's or raw. It...
You do realize they'll grade any legitimate coin so long as it doesn't have altered surfaces, unnatural toning, and other such problems? These...
The dies often got filled with a little debris and this was especially a problem on small parts that were angular like the mint mark. It wasn't...
I've been dismantling a lot of sets recently. The first sign that a problem exists can be too late. I'll let others get a premium for intact...
I love great threads but find great posts to be even better in many cases and I don't think there has been a slow down in great posts. Great...
I suspect the primary concern was to get the coins out to real collectors as quickly and in as secure of packaging as practicable. I doubt they...
There's not a lot to say really except that the inside layer of plastic is extremely thin, extremely soft, and burns with a green flame. I assume...
US mint sets were packaged in four layers of plastic up until 1985, I believe. The outer two layers are a hard and safe plastic but the interior...
Separate names with a comma.
