Who said the coins have to be all that valuable? I would think that the cost of purchasing the coins would be minor especially since it would be...
Double check that article, I think you missed something. Back in 1972 when ANACS began something like 60% of the submitted gold coins were fake,...
A bank roll is simply a machine rolled roll of coins received from a bank. There is no way to guarantee what the roll contains. That is why I...
Well it depends. What grade do YOU think the coin gaded? If you think it was a VG then you probably did very welll. It you think it was really...
And you never will. What makes you think the workers at the mint are wearing gloves? The coins the dealers get from the mint could very welll have...
The coinage act of 1965 may have technicaly superceed the 1964 date freeze but it also modified the revised statutes to make the date freeze...
If you see FS with no numbers and it is on a Jefferson Nickel though, then it means Full Steps on Monticello on the reverse. In some cases you...
Of course they do. That is why even though a program is said to be sold out, when you look at the actual mintage you won't see 500,000. You will...
One thing to considerwhen looking at third tier slabs is that there is a selective "weeding" that is done with them. Since the circulated coins...
That may not be true. Back in 2000 in order to try and make it easier to get the new dollars into circulation they not only supplied the coins...
The record for Canada is the 1911 dollar which went for over a million in 1998. The record for Great Britain is the unique gold penny of...
Look at the top two photos that Xeno posted. Notice the distance from the 2 to the rim. The top one, large date, is close to the rim. 1982) On...
The ONLY way to properly evaluate and compare the different services is to send the same group of coins to EACH service MULTIPLE times That way...
All grading services knowingly slab cleaned coins. Yes, even PCGS and NGC. They just excuse it by saying they are "market acceptable" but they...
Check your Redbook again. They resumed the pre-war composition in 1947 with 5% tin and zinc. The law did allow them some leeway on the exact mix...
So far I have seen 2 2003-P, 1 2004 Keelboat, and 1 2005-P Ocean in view. That is the sum total of ALL of the post 2002 nickels I have seen in...
GLGS Great Lakes Grading Service Probably owned by the late Norm Talbot. Most likely active in the late 1980's, possibly very early 1990's....
My first suggestion is that if it is possible try your local library and see if they have a copy of United States Currency by Frieberg or The...
The dealers are full of it. If the satin finish is missing in spots it is because of one of two reason, ither small scape marks from coin to coin...
Probably because it had run its full 10 days.
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