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Can't believe I missed this thread. I was just looking at the mint's catalog and wondered if anyone had any of these. Nice looking set and great...
I'm still annoyed the mint discontinued the Circulating Coin Set. For $5.95 you could get a complete set of business strikes, like a poor man's...
I bought the Dansco for the Statehood series (added the extra page for the 2009 coins) and found a cheaper Whitman album for the National Parks....
I agree with @YOTHR. I have several hobbies that all seem to come alive or go dormant at random times. I usually find that after some time away,...
Although I make light of it, I agree it's nice they at least ask our opinion. I also agree on the pricing issue. I used to enjoy the occasional...
Got another U.S Mint customer survey in my e-mail. Sorry to report, I voted thumbs-down on Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Batman, Wonder-Woman,...
Good advice!
The zincolns have such a short half-life I've started putting one or two brand new shiny ones in a flip every year. But them I'm a borderline...
That's a mint set, which are uncirculated coins. Proof sets in 1971 came in a hard plastic lens.
Welcome to CoinTalk. This is an old thread that won't get much attention. You should take a couple pictures of your coin (front and back) and...
Finding that 104-year-old wheatie is cool.
Sorry about the disappointment. BTW, periods and commas are your friends.
The denticles, stars, and mint mark are often giveaways on a fake. They look pretty good on yours. But I'm far from an expert, or even a competent...
Bullion coins came in a capsule and were shipped in bulk to the distributors, who re-sold them. Collector coins were packaged and sold...
The coins you bought from the mint were "collector" versions and should have a P mint mark. The one in your photo is a "bullion" version, without...
You get a rec for the David Bromberg reference. Somebody turned me on to "How Late'll Ya Play Till?" a hundred years ago and I'm still grateful....
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Back in the old days, dealers often sold BU, Choice BU, and Gem BU coins, which sort of implied ~MS-60, ~MS-63, ~MS-65 but there were no hard and...
I like that the designer's initials look like a Space Invader.
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