Hardly - what Speedy means is that conserving a coin cannot improve its condition - but it can improve the grade. You see, the underlying...
I wish the best for you, but I wouldn't hold out any high hopes if I were you. Post the pics if you can.
That is highly unlikely. But don't feel too bad, you're certainly not the first to mistakenly think that. Re: the FBL - in order for a coin to...
The coins are placed into these holders by machine with no thought or consideration whatsoever to the orientation of the coins.
No such market exist. I mean no disrespect, but if you didn't already know that, then you likely paid too much for the coins as well. If you...
Howdy janlwp - Welcome to the Forum !! You got a couple of problems here - first of all the PCGS price guide and the values quoted in the Red...
I sure wouldn't worry about it too much ;) A little controversey now n then is a good thing. It's makes people think ;)
Did ya ever try the SEARCH function ? Here's a link - Production Numbers
They probably are, it's just coins that have been removed from mint sets.
Why ? It's dropped from over $7 to $4.50 or less twice in the last 8 yrs alone :confused:
The mint never did offer rolls of halves with the satin finish. They did sell the rolls of half dollars, but the coins were regular circ strikes....
While I have read of a very few quarters dated 1965 that were silver - I have not heard of any bearing the '66 date. But since the one date does...
Thanks Bill - glad ya feel that way :) But as busy as this place stays, I kinda gotta feeling there are a few others who feel the same way you...
I didn't mean to imply that all of them are investor minded, to be sure they are not. However, there are many who are.
But pure investors do exist - they are known as coin dealers. There is another type as well - individuals who buy high end coins and rarities with...
They can be and have been. During the last bull coin market in the late '80s several of the large brokerage houses put together coin funds and...
They don't track mintage numbers that way. The 2004 5 cent coins found in the 6 pc set are the very same coins found in the rolls, the mint sets,...
Seems you suffer from the same problem I do Andy - expensive tatse :D
Sometimes it can be pretty hard to tell the SMS from circulation strikes. But as a general rule the surfaces of the SMS will be a little nicer,...
Howdy Jacko - Welcome to the Forum !! Sorry to tell you this, but it looks like more noodles on the menu :( The coins are damaged and as...
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