Here's a newbie question spawned by this thread, but what is a "dipped" coin? I assume some kind of chemical treatment or polish???
I agree too...I collect coins because it helps me stay interested in my country's history and the great men that helped make it what it is today....
Any of you high-rollers gone around town spending the Washington golden dollars? I was curious about the kind of reactions you are getting....
When you have coin slabbed do you save mint packaging? No right or wrong answers here, just wondering: When you folks have a coin sent out and...
Can somebody explain why the 2001 Sac sells for so much more than the others? It looks like there was roughly the same amount minted. Were they...
Thanks, I knew there had to be a way to display them and I knew somebody on here would know of it! You folks rock!
I have some of the ASE proofs and recent commemorative silver dollars that come in all the fancy mint packaging with the little velvet box and...
Yeah, I guess that was confusing when I said "coins in bulk." What I meant was, sites that will have a large variety of each type of coin...
I recently purchased a Dansco "US Type Album" (1800 onward). Can anybody refer me to a good dealer website to buy the easier to obtain examples...
Did anyone pick up the Danso US Presidential Dollar album to start their collection? Hoo-boy...they have some "fast facts" about each...
This is a newbie question to be sure, but what is the story with the values on gold coins the mint makes? For example, they have some one ounce...
That's interesting about the new pennies. I was just wondering today if there would be something done to the penny similar to the westward...
It seems there were no slaves in Jamestown until 1619, but they were there eventually. Nobody said that the coin had to represent only the...
Not a dumb question since I was wondering the same thing. I just want to get a P, D, and S, but wasn't sure how they will be released. I'd...
I have started trying to read a book about the historical figure on the coins I collect. For example, I recently read Stephen Ambrose's...
That's funny about the Lewis and Clark coin pouch...the bid values on those sets often vary wildly on ebay and I couldn't figure out if it was...
Does anybody ever buy the "Coin and Chronicles" sets, for example I know John Marshall and the Ben Franklin commems were sold like that. Does...
When you folks decide to crack a proof coin out of the proof slab and send it to be graded? Only when you think you've got a 69 or 70 on your...
I bought an old 1971 proof set just for the heck of it (my birth year). Upon closer examination, I noticed a weird streak next to each coin on...
I bought a proof set of my birth year (1971) off e-bay recently just for the heck of it. Obviously, it was only about $8 or so, not exactly a hot...
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