I'd guess that a lot of people who've always waited for the mint sets to search for gems are turning to rolls because of the satin finish. It's...
Most of these come from people busting up sets to sell proof rolls. You can even predict what date you'll find next by watching the bid prices...
None of the 1932 to 1998 Washingtons exist in MS-69 or MS-70. High grade starts at what appeals to the individual collector. This set can be...
I've found dozens of proofs in circulation. The most amazing one was back in about 1996 I found a '68-S quarter worn down to VG. The proof...
To me gem means 65, choice gem 66, and superb gem is 67. Choice is 63 and very choice is 64.
If you can't get them in by brute force then the trick is to get a highly worn coin and put it in. After a few days the hole will be stretched...
There are a lot of we slug collectors having a hoot. While circulation was stripped of anything of much interest back in the mid-'50's and even...
No, Ohio never had metal tax tokens but they had a long line of paper tax receipts which were used right into the 1960's. I've never collected...
Tax tokens are really coins. They were issued for circulation by an official authority and were used as money. The secret service made the...
The first one mentioned will include most of what you have. I first got into world coins because there just weren't enough US coins....
There are a lot of copper nickel coins in the world. Most of these range from about 25% nickel to about 88%. Nickel has to be nearly pure (99%+)...
If you have an interest in tokens and medals you are well advised to join the AVA and The Token and Medal Society. There are several other groups...
"Automobile Washing Tokens" Ford- Coffee (1986). Excellent. comprehensive. Probably easily found. The CTD Pocket Guide Canadian Trade...
This is a good reference but will list very few of the types of tokens in the described accumulation. Old tokens tend to get separated from newer...
OK. But this is going to be a lot of typing (which I hate) so I'll start slowly and see if anyone else lists some. The best general...
<<What most modern haters don't realize is that it's the modern coins that saved the hobby as well. Even before the issuance of the states coins...
Quote: "Your mixing up apples and oranges here. What does finding a roll of 1969 quarters have to do with the value of a 1969 quarter....
There are no good general references unless you just don't have a clue what you have and then there is one that covers everything quite well....
The metals will go up for years. They will have a sharp drop shortly before inflation turns down the second time in about seven years. If we...
"and you don't really know this anyway. There are BILLIONS. Over a Billion were minted in Phillie and Denver in 1999 ALONE with 2 million proofs....
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