Well said (and quoted). Ralph Kramden (Honeymooners) once used the expression, "May a rich uncle die and leave you a million dollars......
Actually I'm not that confident and typed that out while still on page 1. :whistle:
Most US copper nickel clad quarters at struck at about 65 tons (130,000 Lbs.). Proof set quarters are at around 70 tons and mint set at 75...
The Egyptian coin is really a pretty nice one. These are much tougher than most collectors or Krause would indicate. Funny that I never...
I have a lot of sets. I don't collect any slabs yet but will. Some of my coins should be in slabs already but I just haven't gotten around...
The odds are poor but it depends on the particular date. I'd figure around 2% will have significant frost on average but many of these...
There are no common date rolls of eagle reverse clad Washingtons. The '98-D is probably the most common followed by the '65 and '82 and '83...
Now this one is noteworthy. What a fluke that it got out and you were the first to look at it.
If these sets are being assembled for the purpose of retailing them then the proofs will actually average a little nicer than proof sets and most...
In addition to the large number of pre-'65 issues that get checked for gems and varieties and then spent, there is also the simple fact that the...
A lot of people don't realize that the '82 and '83 Washintons were saved in much larger numbers than other clads from that era. Everyone knew...
Silver Roosevelts aren't really moderns. If one must call them moderns then there's still a more important dividing line right at 1965 where...
I wasn't aware these had gone up so much. Thanks for the info. Sets like this were available all through the 80's and '90's for literally a...
In 1964 the '50-D nickel would easily sell for $25. Actually rolls wholesaled for over $1000 for a brief time which is even more than $25 each....
This is a touchy subject for me because I don't want to sound like I'm advocating investing in coins or that ANY particular coin constitutes a...
I expect the current boom to continue at least another year but don't expect much increase in it unless the economy booms as well. As metals go...
I like the proof sets because they are attractive well made coins. The worst thing about them is that they are so distressingly common....
Wear goggles!!! Plastic shards can fly at extremely high speeds. They are light and slow rapidly in air but will take out an eye. They can...
I probably have a couple thousand tied for first place and ten thousand tied for second place, but the Algerian 1949 50 F always comes to mind...
There are numerousw alloys that use copper nickel in a 3: 1 ratio. I found 27 diffferent stainless steels with exactly this ratio. Rather than...
Separate names with a comma.
