I think all the moderns awakened this past decade but it's gone mostly unnoticed among those who dislike moderns and it was so gradual the rest of...
Let's take a really bad date like the '71-P. They made about 163,000,000 of these so it's common as dirt, right? Well 160 million were made on...
All these coins in the set are distressingly common but there are often some very good quality coins in these. I don't believe there's any...
It's really hard to get a good feel for the numbers released in circulation because so few were intercepted before they reached circulation or...
I understand the '82-D coppers are considered difficult to find in very high grade. My experience though is that the zincs are hard to find...
We're in general agreement but let me expand a little on my concept of "perspective". People act on their beliefs. It's really the only...
This is true for every date except the '82 and '83's. These were available mail order and this probably accounts for the higher mintages of these...
I'd agree it's essentially the same thing. There are two important differences however. Price changes can be difficult to measure. How much has...
Some people CLAIM that our carbon footprint will be the end of the world. They CLAIM that they want to reduce waste and consumption. They CLAIM...
A few of the 1965 SMS's were shipped right in the white envelope with labels affixed. All these I've seen were sealed. These are the exception....
The best possible money would be a type of fiat money. It has to be fiat to gaurd against sudden changes in valuations. But it should be a...
Yes, exactly. Inflation is not caused by debasement, debasement is the result of inflation. Inflation is caused by the perception that the...
Moderns are shinier. You're missing the original point. Everything is worth what people believe it's worth. This applies especially to...
Duplicate.
A lot of these are rare in high grade. If you think any of these are high grade it might be worth the effort of sending in single coins. If you...
I've read this many times but I'd wager it isn't true. I would spot such sets and I have never seen an even remotely suspicious batch. Sure...
I'm mostly collecting high denomination base metal world coins in Unc made since WW II. My favorite are US clad quarters and dimes but I'm really...
Are these blue packages?
I was thinking when I saw the "vote" for 90- 100 that it really should read 90- 100+ just so everyone gets a vote. :kewl:
Generally speaking the best quality and the lowest prices are attainable by breaking up the mint sets. Ideally you'll want to find coins that are...
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