I started in 1957 but all the good coins were gone by then. All the key dates and high grades were long gone. If you plotted out the grades for...
The clad proofs should be a good thing to have someday. The attrition on these is much higher than most people figure and eventually someone will...
I often say that wear starts from the high points of a coin's surface and goes downward from there but this thread highlights something of an...
It's even more impressive the closer I look. The "good luck tokens" are spectacular and there are several I've never even heard of before. I...
Wow!! Very impressive. I'll take a much closer look when I have time.
Thank you very much for the link and all the work you did. I'm far more interested in knowing what coins are actually circulating in Korea...
I've been collecting them for many years and it's one of the tougher things to collect on the cheap. They sell pretty well and most people seem...
I believe you're looking at a weakly struck coin from worn dies rather than a worn quarter. These are getting quite scarce in circulation in...
I couldn't disagree more. Oh sure, this is the golden age of collecting that young people today will look back upon fondly and wistfully and...
Try to be systematic as much as possible in both forming your collections and learning about coins. The best bet for someone just starting out...
All laws have been repealed that apply to banks. At least no laws are being enforced. When they get caught stealing now they don't go to jail...
They were big news in 1983 when they were found among the dimes returned to the Sandusky banks by the Cedar Point Amusement Park. A few had been...
It's a beautiful specimen. These were actually made before the well struck coins so have less die wear. Apparently when one of the dies in a...
Wow. Talk about coincidence. I just happened to have a few rolls of quarters sitting around so I went through them. I didn't notice that...
Oh, And nickels are the same composition as the outside of the clads so can be used unalloyed to make clad strip.
It's pretty hard for me to believe they actually get very many. The mint does buy them at full value by weight but they have to be delivered in...
All fine questions but I believe they are unanswerable. This particular token is quite common but there are numerous varierties and this...
Yes. Most modern coins are being destroyed and shipped to Japan, India, and China to make consumer products. But even Lebanese coins are used in...
Pennies should be 100% biodegradable and then they can just be taken outside the mint and dumped in the nearest park or green space for use as...
A lot of modern world coins simply aren't available anywhere at any price. Oh sure, once they suddenly go froma dollar or two to $500 you can...
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