If you add up all the waste associated with making and using pennies it will amount to about 20,000 lives. Actually this might be too low if the...
The souvenir mint sets went into production in 1971 or '72 and were made every year through 1998. They were intended as a "sample" of the current...
I love these modern sets since as the mint has said "they are the backbone of serious modern collections". They are not the be all end all as...
I'd wager it's plated. Try weighing it.
A 2008 quarter had much more value in copper nickel than a brand new 1935 quarter had in silver. Should everyone now spend or sell all their...
I don't like some of these designs anymore than you do but time has a way of mellowing a lot of opinions and old things get fresh perspectives....
Most of my generation started with Lincoln cents but now we're the backbone of the hobby and collect just about everything. This will be true of...
Exactly. Not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder but what is desirable to enjoy and collect is an individual preference as well. I'd be...
Aaarrghh; This is what I'm talking about. Coin collecting isn't about making money it's about learning and satisfying an itch to complete a...
Now that the series is complete it's becoming apparent what the strenghts and weaknesses were. By biggest problem with the coins is that they...
They don't cherry pick BU rolls without prior permission. I believe a lot of people ship on a take it all or leave it basis but otherwise...
I like it a great deal. These usually have terrible surfaces and this one is nice. The reverse isn't as good but the coin should get a bump or...
They sell value added products to the public at steep markups but the prices aren't that bad when you consider the enormous advertising and labor...
You're preaching to the choir here. Most of my cent searches are in mint sets and this is like shooting fish in a barrel compared to roll...
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Of course coins are just bullion intended for use as a medium of exchange. No one ever intended that people should try to set some aside or seek...
Some of the late '70's Denver issues are really tough without being all scratched up. The early zincs had terrible surfaces and some are getting...
There's a '66 listed but no '67. It might be very scarce or it could be a fake. Look for a very faint line all the way around the inside of...
The '68 is something. (they all are in this thread). I'm guessing it's a mint set coin that was removed from the packaging 10 or 15 years ago.
They do make Proof Like coins almost every year. There are several ways in which a coin intended for circulation can end up being like a proof....
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