Doug's anser is closest to being correct, but the sale of proofs tocollectors began in 1858 and the earliest proof were 1817. And while mint sets...
And eBay pulls the auction. I'm assuming it was a fake 1797 bust dollar that they got stuck with bya scam ebay seller, and they were trying to...
Definitely S-174
It depends on how fast you need to turn them to recover your money. Today the pace is much slower than it was back in late 79/early80. Today you...
No they were not pre-sales, the coins were actually delivered to the buyers well before the "official" release date. The whole point is to NOT...
I would agree S-133. 132 and 133 can be hard to tell apart in low grade. The first 7 is lower on the 133 with the top of the 7 being at the same...
I see I never answered Eduard's question from last year. No I don't have the 1796 NC's, the only NC's I own are the 1802 NC-1 and NC-2, and the...
No just a report that "a new Lincoln cent design is being released today in honor of Lincoln's Birthday."
Just heard on the news that they are going to be releasing the new cent TODAY. I love local news organizations. I remember when I lived in...
That probably is the first issue then since as far as most people are concerned the first slabs were PCGS and they didn't open until Feb 1986 and...
It has been said that the French Sower design was the inspiration for Weinman's Walking Liberty design on the half dollar.
That's because you must be one of the EVIL rich people who don't pay their fair share in taxes! (This opinion brought to you by the Democratic...
From an unknown collector circa 1967 (fictional of course) In 1967 silver was under $2 an oz, silver dimes would melt at 12 to 13 cents apiece,...
With proofs since they have mirror fields (and the refections from the case if they are still in it) it is important to diffuse the light sources...
Because neither the customer nor us stopped to work it out at the time. We'd get someone in with a bunch of mint/proof sets, we would tell them...
It may be rare, but who cares?
A depression yes, but not the great depression. It was the Panic of 1893 that developed into a depression and the gold loan was made in 1895....
Complete sales on eBay for the past month show that you can buy the 1999 silver proof sets in the $175 to $190 range. (Yes you can pay more than...
Carly, if you were seeing prices like that on eBay then there was something wrong. There is no way a 1952 mint set would sell for $33, $43, or...
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