Pre-'85 US mint sets have a thin layer of PVC plastic inside against the coins. This is especially hard on cents and especially on 1968-P cents,...
It's the hard plastic case and very similar to the older Soviet mint sets.
I didn't notice that they switched to a new smaller size in '96 (and apparently discontinued issuance of the 1f). Krause doesn't list a weight...
Like everything reported in the press the story is confused and ambiguous. But the author strongly implies the shortage is not limited to 1f...
I'm glad I have a few nice BU rolls of these socked away.
Well, it wasn't very hard to find the damn things. a little simple math shows exactly where they are. The Dirham is worth 27c so a 10f coin is...
I don't know anything except what's in Krause. When I was sure that Krause was reporting it at a high price it went in my safety deposit box....
Did these appear in the mint sets? My '91 mint set has the mintmarkless 20k that's supposed to be so valuable, I believe. They list only one...
I like the coin and want one but I find it disturbing that the three so-called queens pramids are missing in the foreground.
Yes. This is what I mean. There are Russian coins in poundage so they can't be all that scarce. We need to remember though that poundage is a...
It's still listed as being common all the way up. It's 50c in XF.
I'm just reporting what the new Krause says. I'm not saying I agree with it or that I have any special knowledge of most of these coins. Some of...
This is another coin listed at big bucks in the new Krause. It has to be Unc though and in my experience these are subject to a lot of...
People might be surprised how much some of the coins in this thread are worth now days. Even "cheap" coins like the AU '40 3k are going for...
I always used to say it was RS Yeomen, then John J Pittman, then Herb Hicks, then me. Of course it probably isn't true but I say it anyway. I...
Thanks all. I think a lot of the credit goes to Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. I was never able to identify the markers for these so...
Exactly! Collectibles pricing is based primarily on demand and predicting future demand is usually about as accurate as predicting a game of...
It's a 1954 proof set from India. Many world moderns have been simply exploding in price. No, it's not because demand is exploding but...
Yes. I agree. Cent and half dollar sweet spots are higher than the other clads and nickels. There are more of these and nicer coins were saved....
I believe the "sweet spot" for moderns will be nice attractive "near-Gem" condition. This means nice attractive MS-64 and higher. "Easy" dates...
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