Also, if you look at the annual report from 2004, you see that the Mint turned over $665 million to the general Treasury after all expenses were...
I get the same response from my wife (of course she now checks most coins herself for me :hug: ).
Sure, cause I was responding to "the other Frank" regarding Rick Tomaska's book. Thanks for working with me to clarify some of these terms. :kewl:
2nd job (coaching HS soccer team) pays for most of my coins. if opportunity presents itself to be able to flip coins for a profit, I'll do that...
While I'll acknowledge that rare and scarce can be different magnitudes regarding a coin's popluation, scarce implies to me that there are far...
Maybe, but on p. 82 he says: The 1995 "Bugs Bunny" is a very popular variety in this series. It is scarce in any grade, but especially MS 65...
Not according to Rick Tomaska in his Franklin Half book. He indicates that it is in rare in any grade.
By notable, do you mean "most known"? The reason I ask is that you mention the 1961 double die variety, which is more dramatic than the "buck...
Hopefully you can get the Senator to listen and to put some brakes on all the foolishness at the mint. I like changing our coins, but think it...
like others, I did not see this thread when I first joined. I've used "FHDave" in a number of places, starting with an online game I used to play...
The omega letter is a greek letter (helps having been in a fraternity in college). It kinda looks like a horseshoe standing up. Or imagine a...
LOL...nice try Jim, but some people are not going to believe it is not an error no matter what is said here or in press releases or news articles....
considering the "quality" of his coins (want to bet most of the "random" certified coins will be INB and not the better known ones?), the wife...
lol...yeah, my copy of Coin World was sitting there when I came home today. right there on the front page was the article about the proposed...
What I'm collecting? Franklin Halves What I would like to collect? 1. St. Gauden's 2. Indian gold pieces :)
proof please. I have heard this a couple of times on this forum, but have not seen it any where else. what is the mint going to do over the...
As a collector, I hope the cent/penny stays around. As a consumer, I don't care. Many US merchants already are treating the penny as if it does...
Conder, thanks for the correction. The point I was trying to make was that it did not take an act of Congress after 25 years without a design...
While the mint has the authority to change coin designs if they are over 25 years old, most of the changes being instituted are coming from our...
I subscribe to both Coin World and Coins magazines. I also get the Numismatist as a member of the ANA. They all have a good value in...
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