There is no such thing as one being better than the other. Just collect the coins you like the most.
eddie - They are still copper - bronze is just an alloy that is mainly copper. For coins, it is typically 95% copper with 4% - 5% of tin and...
Yes, it says Troy Ounce - that means it contains one troy ounce of silver and that's all it means. It is not a coin, it is made by a private mint...
I'd be careful using medicine bottles to store coins in - coins are very susceptible to being damaged by the very air we breathe let alone the...
Corrected fact - some of the wrappers do not have the mint's markings on them.
When the mint strikes coins there are certain tolerances for weight, diameter, planchet thickness etc. It is not uncommon for some coins to be...
They mean it's hard for the untrained eye to see the difference between an Accented Hair and a regular Kennedy half.
Cloud hit it on the head, one of the best lessons you can learn is by selling coins. And now you're gonna hear the best advice I can ever give...
There are several books, the one I use is United States Mint Sets and Proof Sets by Ron Guth and Bill Gale. I believe David Lange wrote another...
There have been several threads, you can find them - HERE
I don't even support using albums, let alone the proceedure using a hammer. ;)
Looks like planchet flaws.
The Unc Buffalos were shipped direct from the mint in sheets of coin flips holding 20 coins. I assume that is the plastic wrapper being referred...
That's what I was wondering, if it was a weight. It's certainly not a coin.
OK, did not realize you were weighing the holder too. I'd weigh it by itself, but it's probably fine. As for the thickness of the planchet being...
Love those boxes, used 'em for years.
I would be suspicious. It's not exactly rare either, worth maybe $25 even if genuine.
The nick in the ear is a minor distraction, but it counts. What keeps the coin from grading higher are the rim dings. If not for them it would be...
The mint mark is on the edge of the coins.
Hardly, they told ALL the banks Aidan. But the person in the individual banks who got that info, didn't bother to tell the other bank employees.
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