Except for the new quarters this will only cost most collectors an extra sixty six cents per year for the regular issues, or perhaps $16.95 for...
Perhaps to clarify my earlier post a little. I wouldn't ever discourage someone from collecting and wouldn't necessarily discourage someone...
They've also announced capacity increases. I worry if this might not mean larger hoppers and bigger scratches. It's very difficult now to find...
Real estate, dividend bearing stock, foreign currency... Seriously though, coins make the perfect hobby and a lousy investment. Yes, it is...
Small change has never been made of silver or gold and never will be unless silver or gold ever become far less valuable. Virtually all coins...
This coin lists at $1 or $2.50 in XF depending on the mint. This is the grade it's frequently found though many of them were worn. Probably the...
You can't go wrong collecting what you enjoy. If you do go for the Kennedy set (or any of the inexpensive clad sets), then it's a good idea...
I mostly look only at circulated quarters now days. I'll still look through a batch of new coins of any denomination but won't chase them down...
Even if two banks have the same supplier they might get shipments on different days. You can always ask who their coin supplier is too.
In 1998 there was simply no demand for any mint state regular issue coins except those in mint sets which sold at a steep premium. As time has...
If it's a real error there will be a weakness directly opposite the straight line. This is called the Blakesly effect and occors because of the...
At the risk of sounding trite I'd reccommend a Krause catalog. You can pick up a little older edition for next to nothing if you get to coin...
I figured 151 to the pound but don't plan to double check. The tin alloy is actually worth more than copper. In any case there will be...
It's luck of the draw and will vary over time and from roll to roll. Figure six to eight but it will be higher sometimes.
Yes. But, of course, there will be ten to twenty die pairs represented in most of these samples.
I should have phrased this better. Most coins now days will all be struck by 1,000 or 2,000 sets of dies, more or less. Each set of dies...
The best bet is to learn to do it quickly and to always be on the lookout. There will usually be only a few die pairs represented in a small...
Kids should collect what they enjoy collecting but my own personal opinion of the most profitable coins in circulation will be the clad quarters....
Very very cool. For someone who doesn't know medals, you have excellent taste.
Don't despair. Many of the differences are very dramatic and there should be a book or two out before too much longer.
Separate names with a comma.
