Thanks for the link. I'll read it later. They have been struck with new dies at loweer speed and higher pressure since 1965. There were no...
Very interesting. Thanks for the info. There's little doubt thatr the era of cheap mint sets will come to an end but I'm not convinced it's...
HumptyDumpty; I can only speak for myself but I seriously doubt anyone wants to see you go. I sure don't.
I'm not sure. I think most people are better off collecting than investing and I hate seeing investment in my favorite area and don't want to...
I should also add that the mint never did claim these were just snatched from regular production runs. They've been exceedingly secretive about...
I really should add that since 1985 the mint has burnished a lot of planchets for the mint sets and these are not often seen in circulation...
No. There might be a slight truth to it since some finishes are almost impossible in mint sets and some almost impossible in circulation...
I sure wouldn't ignore the clads if I were 25. These aren't going to be around forever and the chances that you'll naturally gravitate into them...
I've looked through hundreds of thousands of BU circulation strike and mint set coinage since 1965. The differences are simply striking. It's...
Most dealers and collectors still slam moderns. It's a lot less blatant than a few years back but they don't have any interest and they tend to...
There are lots of reasons that moderns simply aren't comparable to pre-'65 or pre-1950 issues. The older coins are very unlikely to see large...
They were in 10% of mint sets but it's hard to find anyone who doesn't check for these any more.
Congratulations on the set. Ya' shouldda seen the problems we used to have. You wouldn't have been able to assemble a comparable set not long...
I feel guilty about my role in this. It most assuredly was not my intent to offend and would not have posted what I did if I believed it...
I'm sure it wasn't meant this way. I know I didn't mean it that way. You have to agree that in a geography quiz, for instance, being...
A lot of Americans would agree with you and I'm one of them. I can get away with saying it since I'm from the US. :hail: I'm sure you...
It's CA-450J. 16mm white metal and first issued in 1946. These were used for some period of years and there were a few reorders of tokens...
It's common.
Spadone may have had a loty of problems in the book and there have been claims that he just popularized coins he had in quantity but he did...
I love the aluminum coins too. It's a great metal for coin collectors since it takes a near perfect strike and wears the dies so slowly that...
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