I'll be darned. That looks like a contemporary counterfeit. Indeed, it looks like they looked for some nice gems to help with the deception so...
I suppose it must be a counterfeit. I've never seen a counterfeit of these very inexpensive sets.
It was probably substituted. If you look closely you'll likely see a split in the plastic which allowed someone to swap it.
Smullen; You have the right idea that collecting is for fun rather than to make a profit but I personally have more fun when I think something is...
Bags of the old silver dollars would be much easier to find in BU (or circ) and would have a good chance at appreciation. They'll cost a lot...
There were also reportedly six proof sets made in Phiadelphia with the type I Ike in 1975. These didn't bear mint marks and none of the coins are...
There were also two different types of the Ikes issued in BU and Proof. These are the type I and type II. The changeover happened in mid 1975...
What is that? A '93-D? Coins from that era often have very clean reverses and a lot of damage on the obverse. This one has several prominent...
From what I've seen almost all the "investing" in coins is in the classics. The moderns are driven primarily by new collectors and most of the...
"Where did you get this info from? Not saying you're wrong but this isn't my first rodeo. I've been doing this for a long time and every 70 small...
There is a lot of variability in quality from mint to mint, year to year and between the different denominations. 1966 quarters were typically...
The small date did appear in circulation but few were found. Even today you see very few of these in lower than AU so the implication is that...
If you look at the strenght of the strike in LIBERTY you are going to miss some small dates. About 3% of sm dt mint set coins have a well defined...
You're right of course, but there is a real demand for the modern rotations and these always command a substantial premium when they appear. Part...
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