I knew dozens of kids who sold their childhood collections in the '60's and most got back 30 to 70% of their total investment. I was lucky and...
There are lots of varieties in mint sets but not nearly as many as what appears in circulation. Some varieties appear in both mint sets and in...
Cameo SMS cents are tough. If you want a proof memorial cent collection you'll need an SMS that looks proof.
It's a very good reference for the silver Washingtons.
Hi; Been around a little. ...busy. No, no pics and I put them in a safety deposit box so now they'll be hard to find, too. I think they're...
Way cool!!! I just happened to find a couple 1958 PR 10e in my collection not long back. I always used to snap up all Gems and these were...
Back around 2000 I found a '68-S quarter in VG (PR-8) in circulation and reported it to Coins magazine. It Looked quite a bit like this one....
Yeah... ...That's what they all say. I'm sure he hasn't hacked my account just to ttt this either. ;)
There are very few world mint sets that contain silver but lots of really neat world proof sets.
Good luck with them. Some of them are exceedingly common but if it looks like a collection you may have done extremely well. Some of the...
I think of the price jump as the "tyranny of numbers". Many times these mintages are simply astronomical but no one saved any. This means there...
It often seems Krause gets less accurate every year instead of more accurate.
These wholesale at only 90c a roll now but at one time in the early '80's they had a nice premium (~$2.25). They aren't common by the roll but...
The beauty of world coins is that you can get them cheap. The trick is to buy the cheap ones that will be worth more in the future. If...
Silver dollars were getting kind of pricey at $2 each by 1971. Thank goodness they didn't use real silver or these would be damaged and worn...
Cool. Those are really good grades for this date. I'd be inclined to hold onto a few of the finest for the long term.
Cool.
Mint sets in general are the best kept secrets in numismatics despite my efforts. They are not only the best source for Gems but in most cases...
Experience suggests AU slider and it was recently found in circulation. It was probably saved initially because of the poor die alignment and...
I believe my favorite coin is a full Gem 1969-P quarter. I've been looking for these since 1969 and have seen only about three that are full...
Separate names with a comma.
