It not only needs to have high rims but also they have to be "square" in cross section. The obverse of you coin has some of this but the reverse...
Higher pressure and lower speeds are intentionally used on all mint set coins and have been since 1965. Dies are swapped out more often so crisp...
The '77 and '78 issues are often seen cleaner than this "MS-68". Even the '74-D, '76-D types I and II, and the '76-P type II can be found...
Tough date to find without scratches and dings. It's better than anything I've ever seen for the date.
The 40C seems to be pretty elusive above F and can command $200 in VF.
If this is the best they sent then they are keeping about the best 8 to 10% of the sets they're cutting.
This date comes nice which will count against it a lot. The coin has mint set haze which won't help and sometimes cause a bodybag. If it were...
For me it's easy but I don't grade like the grading services. The big thing for BU's is to find good strikes by good dies. Look for all the...
I, for one, would be very interested in hearing it. I hate the current system that really just prices coins rather than grading them. It...
There's more mark up on jewelry and furniture than there is on coins. A piece of jewelry with $30 worth of material and $20 worth of labor might...
People have no idea how tough these are. In this case I don't either. All I know is they made a mere 10,000 mint sets and most are gone now....
There are very few "rare" or "scarce" tax tokens but this is based on current demand. There are lots of these that have surviving numbers in only...
Ironically for all practical purposes they were coins just like our own wholly worthless penny and nickel. They had no value by themselves so...
The problem isn't "coins". The problem is that countries are making coins that have no value and are merely are nuisance. If we had $5 and $1...
To make money you've got to be a dealer which is very different than being a collector. There are hundreds of niches in the hobby to make money...
Stay away from privately assembled "mint sets" until you have more experience. These often have polished or problem coins in them.
They are tough to grade because of lighting and other issues. My gut tells me the one is a high end AU and the other is MS-63. However, based on...
I'm not sure what these are.
These older cu/ ni are really tough, even in circulated condition.
Thanks for the info. I suppose finding circs is pretty easy and there are a lot in poundage but most are VF or lower. I've been on the look out...
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