The very high grade coins are from mint set, SMS (special mint set) or SF (satin finish). The cents made for circulation have been of very...
I haven't gotten an MS-67 cent in change or in a roll for three or four years now. Even MS-66's are tough for some of these. Thirty years ago...
The coin is, apparently, not a mint set coin. What leads you to believe it is common? It is very early in the year to give up on high grades...
Short term traders should probably be selling and everyone else buying. The buying might make short term moves upward as well. Whatever you do...
Do you think so? There are literally hundreds of super high quality cents made since 1986 that are candidates for MS-70. It seems unlikely...
If it were a '68 or some date that typically had small carbon spots I'd be inclined to overlook it. On a '74-P I'd be much less so.
The chances are extremely high that you have a typical set. These coins are made on different presses at higher force and lower speeds. Dies...
The three tax tokens are exceedingly common. Even in unc these aren't too tough. I'd have to check to see if they're scarce varieties. The...
Aluminum has been a common coinage material only since the onset of WW II. Coinage of most countries that didn't issue silver and gold coins...
THe small date is easiest for me to spot in the lower loop of the "9". On the large date it points down to the mint mark and on the large date it...
These are what I call the California sets. I believe they were made there but don't remember what led me to believe it. These tend to be...
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