I got the mailing today. Pitched it.
In this case, the answer to your original question is "yes." The mint is trying to make money and these have numismatic value, being US Mint...
This doesn't sound like the actual US Mint, rather some other "Mint" that is trying to sound like the US Mint. If that is the case, then this...
Copper planchets were already sourced from overseas until mines in Michigan were up and running in the mid-1840s.
Political reasons, I assume, unless there is documented objection coming from the Mint regarding producing them on the new presses that had just...
Buy the ones you like, and buy them in "bang for the buck" grades at the top of the flattish part of the price curve. No sense buying an MS63...
Damaged, not a "misprint" (by which you would mean in incorrectly made die).
Now taking orders for my 2019 coin calendar. $16 (includes shipping in the US) gets you a wall calendar with a different coin photo that I've...
There's a 76-D with a nice doubled obverse (FS-101) that's a keeper, even circulated.
Disagree here. While albums indeed are not great archival storage options, I don't think they're the worst thing. PVC flips and mint (not...
I'll be there Thursday afternoon through Saturday. Friday at 3:45 is VAM Thing XVI. All are invited. There'll be door prizes.
How big you want the groups depends on the value you want per group, and how valuable the base metal coins really are. Base metal foreign stuff...
I only take surveys when I'm compensated for my time.
Yeah, either black, like the old ones they made were, or white. The green insert was not the best choice.
They're locally made (meaning near Sidney, OH), but I can't remember the manufacturer. I have a case of them that I can look at later and find out.
Postage costs will make this difficult, especially if they're low-value ($5 and under) coins. If you can make $20 lots and sell them as such,...
I imagine the plastic is rather low-grade and the shells are brittle. I prefer the PCGS-shaped ones from Amos Hobby in Ohio. They cost a little...
45 was a gift, but realistically, there's very little, if any, price difference between a VF35 and an XF45 for the VAM 1B6.
There was a thread a while back on the PCGS boards where I mentioned seeing coins with both strike doubling and repunched mint marks. This one on...
It will not be possible to confirm an overdate on that coin. The date position might be usable to rule it out, but it's too far gone otherwise.
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