Generally not - for most people part of the fun is the thrill of the hunt. Though in a few circumstances where the individual coins are not worth...
Strange how people have different experiences. Anyhow, I do ignore most seller's grading on eBay, so if ernie overgrades I haven't paid...
Ernie is a seller with tons of raw coins on eBay. The prices may be a bit higher than other sellers, but I think they are fair and I haven't been...
Remember, there can only be so many complete sets of Morgan dollars. You are essentially limited by the number of remaining examples of the...
Not exactly in a roll, but I did find a 1993-S dime in my change once.
The 1950-D was widely hoarded back in the day. To see one that has seen enough use to be worn down to VG-8 is kind of unusual. EDIT: And...
If you notice a seller tends to have a lot of coins you like, try them out by buying an inexpensive coin or two from them. If you get good...
Basically you drop some acid on the coin where the date was, and after some time the date will appear, due to latent stresses in the metal from...
I would consider a set being a set of coins, and not a set of labels on a slab. But that's just me.
In the past few months, I've actually run accross several Bicentennial quarters in my change. This is after a long period of very rarely ever...
If I had to guess, I would say that all of those coins had been housed together in the same album, being that they seem to be a series of...
Don't forget the 1996W dime too, that was a mint set only coin.
I got my first gold coin for Christmas. My Mom and Dad got me a 1/4 ounce proof 2006 Gold Eagle. I also got a 2007 Redbook. Way cool.
http://lincoln.senate.gov/press_show.cfm?id=249940 By the way, the US mint misspelled "desegregation" on their website. :computer:
They know you enjoy coin collecting, and want to get you something that interests you. You might suggest that they get you some supplies, like...
An inexpensive coin with an interesting story is the 1904-O Morgan Dollar. It was believed until the early 1960's that almost all of the 1904-O...
http://cgi.ebay.com/1882-CC-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-Carson-City-KEY-DATE_W0QQitemZ130055157903QQihZ003QQcategoryZ39466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem EF? I...
A good way to start is to buy a low grade set, that doesn't even need to be complete, and start upgrading the coins. And no one says you can't...
It seems that over the years, grading standards have gotten slightly more lax from the TPGs. Many coins in the old PCGS slabs will get a point or...
I don't believe that these "grade rarities" are going to be such a big deal in the future, and people aren't going to pay such a big premium over...
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