I predicted this back in 1980 when they added mm's; dimes without mm's wouldn't be seen often after a few decades. Dimes have a high attrition...
Beautiful coin!
There's a natural tendency for groups to exclude new members. This might be exascerbated a little when an apparent age difference exists....
It looks a lot like the cheat sheet I used in 1976 before I memorized it. Mine was a condensed form that didn't list the obviously silver, coins...
Exactly. This is a regular part of the economic system and is more exaggerated now days because even quarters are not as useful as they were...
It sounds like you're describing most American business. We no longer try to make a better mousetrap so the world beats a path to our door, we...
The most important statistic isn't whether or not hobby publications are growing or the prices of some specific coin is going up or down. What...
The luster is sufficient tip-off. The Full Steps is sufficient tip-off. But look at the rims on the obverse and reverse. See how they stick up...
Yeah, it's a proof.
Of course proofs tend to have rims that are square in cross section.
Funny thing is I've just realized I need to buy an Encyclopedia Britannica and now I'm thinking the best investments will be old electronics....
Just stop wasting money on pennies. Win... ...win... ...win.
I think it's pretty cool that there are lots of old coins in circulation now. When I started in 1957 there weren't any really old coins. The...
A quarter set is easy to complete and the folders are cheap. Add in the states coins and he'll still be working on it for years and always have...
I think almost all of the 26 and 28 mm Rupee coins are underpriced. Coins like the 1975 can't be found in any grade in this country and I doubt...
Sure. They already use the highest tech steel in the world for dies. I believe it's in the $2000 per ton region and is used for things like...
I used to correspond with several Indian collectors back in the '80's and '90's. At that time there was virtually no infrastructure to support...
I can't speak to the proofs but the only way to slow the presses down for clads is to buy more presses.
The only way to make metal flow into deep designs more quickly is by increasing die pressure. With current steel strenghts and modulus of...
The next generation of collectors is finally coming on board. As we old timers are replaced there will be dramatic changes almost across the...
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