The "bank sets" were made in the late-80's to mid-'90's for sale at banks. They are composed of half of a regular US mint set. I like these and...
There are lots of opportunities today that didn't exist when I was a kid. While there are lots of US coins minted today and in the recent past...
The '05 to '08 issues probably have the best opportunities since gems are available in mint sets for earlier states. Some of these can be tough...
It's not like I haven't been watching it. It's hard to stay ontopic of just the past ten years though. Though there are probably lots of...
You can look it up easily enough but as I remember 100Y was about 40c in 1979. Most things would be similarly priced to the US but as was...
D'oh.
The souvenir sets do get a set premium. It's probably better for collectors to seek coins that don't have this premium because it can...
In those days nobody was paying any attention to modern coins and nobody cared about high quality clad. Indeed, it appears that the Numis News...
A lot of moderns are going to be very elusive because they just weren't saved. Only varieties and gems will be scarce or rare but a lot of coins...
Almost any nice choice unc to gem coins from '05 to '10 should be winners since mint sets are SF. I'd pay especial attention to dimes and halfs.
Speaking of which, the cost of transactions will fall dramatically and their speed increase with fewer credit card transactions. There should be...
Don't look for this change to actually happen though because a workable currency system will hurt credit card companies and credit card companies...
I think everyone including collectors are missing the big picture and the real opportunities here. If they eliminate the wasteful cent there's a...
It's an extremely nice specimen. Its characteristics and slightly PL nature are highly consistent with a mint set coin and would be in the top...
I couldn't have helped even if I saw this in time but I do like the 100Y cu/ ni coins. The first couple years there were no mint sets and...
I use denatured alcohol but can't swear by it. It's a cheaper alternative but I don't have enough experience with it yet to recommend it.
This simply isn't true. What is true is that any coin that appears cleaned to a professional or advanced collector has lost much of its...
I don't have much doubt you're right. Water will get down in between the atomic lattice of the metal and can take significant energy to dislodge....
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