In 1968 all three mints made cents for circulation and each appears in the set. Philadelphia didn't produce any half dollars from 1966 to 1971....
Coins can get caught up in machinery like a clothes dryer and get the edge worn off as well.
You're going to find it very difficult to impossible to pick up silver for less than melt. There are a lot of very desirable circulating or...
I've had this link for some time. I'll just have to get around to registering.
Well, I don't really know for a fact that these internal layers contain the harmful plastic. I've just assumed they do since they are soft. I...
This problem is hardly unique to US mint sets nor are the US sets the worst. The old New Zealand sets have a lot of PVC and the Japanese sets...
It's been years since I've seen a 1968-P cent in a mint set that doesn't have carbon spots. Even in 1985 the vast majority were affected. I've...
The US mint sets are composed of four layers of plastic. (pre-'84) The inner layers contain PVC and are likely to hurt the coins in time. You...
Again, most moderns don't exist above MS-68. I never see any hype for moderns or ultra-moderns. Everytime I see hype it's for old US...
Slabs also offer excellent physical protection for the coin. The gaurantee has some value as well but this is more difficult to value....
Some of these dates are much scarcer than Krause indicates. There are collectors seeking them now days so you might want to get an up to date...
These aren't mint set quality so gems are scarce in them. To complicate it further the mintages are very low ranging from 10,000 to 20,000....
It's also the only year with the little brass mint token in it.
The mint simply changed the color of the cardboard or plastic insert every few years.
It costs more than one cent to manufacture just about anything. Steel would chew up dies and the cost of plating and processing these would...
Congratulations. It's my favorite set.
The government did remove the steel cents from circulation starting some time in the late 1950's. All or most of them would have been melted in...
The FED doesn't do much with coins any longer and almost all this work is contracted out to Brink's, Purolator, et al. Uncurrent coin is coin...
They have a sterling reputation among customers. It's always best to try new dealers, traders and buyers with small orders or small deals...
The current coins aren't in the mint sets either. At least to the degree that you can tell the difference between the satin finish coins...
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