Mint set coins were specially made in 1974. They were struck by new dies under higher pressure on vertical numismatic presses and then the coins...
The important thing is the lawyers made millions so cheer up a little.
It will still look proof even after it has quite advanced wear. The first ones will start looking like business strikes in low end Good (G-) but...
A lot of this stuff makes it out of the mint but now days the counting houses are required to send it all back. A lot of it is caught as they try...
It's unlikely. The 40% silver planchet was believed to have been shipped to Denver in an "empty" tote. It's unlikely any would get to Philly....
Not all coins are undervalued by guides. Coins before 1964 tend to be overvalued by most sources and coins after tend to be grossly undervalued....
Wow! This is one old resuscitation. Try looking under "Virginia" here; http://www.tokencatalog.com/ A lot has changed in 13 years.
It appears to have been severely damaged and then repaired (with a hammer). This is not unusual since most banks are loathe to ship any coins to...
Hey, our Congress does nothing anyway so what does it matter if they do nothing with the penny or nothing with everything else? ;) The only...
NO!!! Every time a penny is used it costs more than one cent to handle and count it. Every time a penny is used the buyer, seller, and taxpayers...
How about just after midnight on Jan 1, 2018? Zinc is soaring and the mint is spending more than three cents each to mint this shiny landfill....
The copper visible around the edge of the coin where the rim once was almost assures the coin was just ground flat. The edge is thicker when it...
I see a few minor scratches and this date comes pretty nice. I'd guess it's MS-66 at best.
I can't tell from the picture but it does seem to have something going on at the MM. It's unlikely to be something important since it's a closely...
The 4th edition also lists a zinc version for 1943. The steels are often found with some wear and my best is only VF. Some listings in older...
http://www.dokdo-research.com/bankofkoreamintsets.html I'm really impressed by these articles. I should have paid more attention to the South...
I got started with moderns back in '75 looking for silver in junk boxes. There was quite bit in those days and the Krause catalog was new so I...
A great number of dealers just don't want to "mess" with moderns. Many of them will still put BU rolls of things like 1983 quarters in the till...
Junk boxes are great!! I've actually seen dealers cutting up rare mint sets like the '71 Soviet set to put in the junk box. It's isn't at all...
I used to work with a Swiss dealer who had all sorts of never seen stuff. Most of the modern Swiss isn't really rare but it is hard to put your...
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