As said the Mint did not make Mint Sets in 82 or 83. They did make Souvenir sets, but they did have a copper mint medal in the sets, and the...
Very true, but what about an average or even below average set with one spectacular coin in it? I that case you do better to cut the spectacular...
Actually the entire Mint building was finished at The Dalles. And from what I recall silver brought to the CC mint was charged a surcharge that...
I find it to be better than anything else. :) Yes it works best on higher grade pieces, but what do you expect when the only differences between...
Most smelters don't mind sterling silver at all since they get so much of it from jewelry, silverware, and other products. Most fabricated silver...
The Noyes books are great but costly, and that book listed on Amazon as being by Noyes is NOT what you are looking for. I also do not recommend...
Actually Raider got it right, it was the result of improper annealing of the Planchets. This is according to Roger Burdette and he has seen and...
I swear I not really trying to nit-pick. Must have taken him a long time to give his blessing as Gobrecht was not hired by the mint until 1836....
Green18 is correct, a subscription does NOT get you at the front of the line as far as delivery goes, but if it does go on sale and there is a...
Roosevelt DID think Barber's coins were ugly, but they could not be touched without Congressional approval because they had not been in production...
So that when the Fed DOES ask for them, they can ship them right out and not have to tell the Fed "Ok, it will take us a couple weeks to get our...
At the Central States show last month we parked at a parking lot next to the convention center and you would give your money to the attendant....
It really depends on the nickel and the quality of the artist. A lot of what you see are low quality dreck, but there are also pieces that a...
The 1908 law mandated the motto appear on ALL US coinage not just the gold and silver. (The Buffalo nickel is actually an illegal design because...
I know a seller can file a non-paying bidder strike on a buyer and if he gets three strikes he's gone. They don't advertise it but I believe...
We oldtimers tend to think of bags rather than boxes. A bag was 100 rolls or $50, $200, $500, $1000, and $1000 for cents through half dollars....
Yap stone money can be up to 6 feet across. The largest one was 13 ft but it was lost during the trip back to Yap. If you wan coins that...
Conder token Middlesex 294 in silver 72 pieces. Middlesex 31 108 pieces. Warwickshire 38 200 pieces, I have two of that one and I'm chasing...
Hmmmm, If I remember correctly the only bullion coins you can keep in the IRA accounts are the US eagle products. If they are just common bullion...
Sorry when you said they strung you along for six and a half weeks I assumed that the cancellation was something that happened recently. If you...
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