bobbeth87, LOL!! :) Just Carl, I'm refering to the albums...the ones where you can see both sides of the coin and it is sandwiched between two...
I love all these pictures! Thanks for posting them and offering the education. Ya, in comparing with mine (even though the picture is horrible)...
An oven?! Eek. I've heard of storing cash in a freezer, but not coin baking! What kind of camera and lighting are you guys using to get the...
Hey guys. Going through my newest box of halves today, I found one from 1979 that has a very cool tone to it. The colors go from gold to purple...
Krispy, In rereading the posts, you may be correct. If the individual capsules can be removed and reinserted with no damage to the overall...
Since I only got the one set, I plan on just keeping it original. I wish I had been able to get another, which I would have sold on ebay to cover...
Hey. I feel ya. I've run into more and more that have been searched and returned already...a lot that someone actually put X's on the rolls to...
Ha. I think I feel you! I'm sure having a lot more fun roll searching and putting together a set than just buying an existing one like this. I...
Wow Phil, bet you got some good coins out of that run of good luck! I suppose the other advantage to the deal I got, even if more per set than a...
Err. Well, I'll just play it by ear then. If this really is how it's gonna be, like I said, the albums will be reserved for my circulated sets and...
Picked up $300 worth of halves at a bank on my way home from an estate sale (home of the $2 sterling silver necklaces weighing about 2.5 oz...
Thanks everyone for the feedback and information. Lots to comment on... I'm really excited to get these in hand and actually see in person...
Thanks for the responses and great ideas. It's a bit of a "phew!" moment to know I'm not the only one experiencing this! Zekeguzz, that's quite a...
Especially true when you have multiple shipping charges and fees involved in various transactions. I definately advocate physical possession for...
Hi. I figured what better way to create an instant collection than to just jump right in and buy a large number of uncirculated US Mint sets. I...
In my roll searching for silver, I've also put together a couple nice looking sets of Kennedy half dollars. I bought a Whitman Album to display...
I'm new to coins and PMs so it did take me by surprise to see the differences between spot price and what items were actually selling for. It...
Ya, I love a profit maker, but only if I already own the coin for my own collection. I don't care if they go for $500...if I only have one, it's...
Oh ya, take it while you can get it, no doubt! Your Franklin's are selling under $30, but are being asked in the 40's and above. I guess at this...
Wow, Thanks Sod and Digenes. Since the Van Buren dollar roll I got is actually labeled as such, I'll just assume it's new, but as for others I'll...
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