I used to go through a lot of poundage and odd ball stuff would just leap out at me. Then I looked at a great deal of dealer stock in my travels...
About one in ten '83-D's has a good strike and about one in a hundred is what I call a "full strike". The '82-P is the toughest to find well...
They aren't really errors, per se, just poor quality. A lot of the clads made for circulation are horrendous quality, especially in those days....
It's poor strikes from worn dies but there are a few good strikes out there.
it needs a dip in acetone then I think 66 FB. It looks like an SMS coin.
I like the dimes and quarters but if you want old coins then nickels are your best bet and cents are second best. If you want to start a...
I use it specifically to refer to a coin that is BU and is well struck from good dies and has minimal hits and scratches. Some of the coins the...
The '86-D brings good money too.
Other than Gems and varieties the keys are '84-D and '86. Any attractive '84-P is a keeper.
...... "Worth" is a funny and complex concept. The dime has a "value" of ten cents only because there are millions of these surviving and...
It's a regular Philly mint dime rather than the scarce San Francisco proof with no Mint Mark. Even in worn condition you could tell it was a...
Indeed!!! Most people are scared to death of the truth and find it best to not even try to recognize it.
These sets appear to have been run off in batches of a few thousand at a time based on expected sales. There are several years with different...
They had a lot of trouble with the mint set coins in 1988 and '89 because the strike sheared the plating right off on the reverse lettering.
There have been numerous improvements to the planchet and striking of the zincs over the years. It's been two steps forward and one step back....
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