I mostly look only at circulated quarters now days. I'll still look through a batch of new coins of any denomination but won't chase them down...
Even if two banks have the same supplier they might get shipments on different days. You can always ask who their coin supplier is too.
In 1998 there was simply no demand for any mint state regular issue coins except those in mint sets which sold at a steep premium. As time has...
If it's a real error there will be a weakness directly opposite the straight line. This is called the Blakesly effect and occors because of the...
At the risk of sounding trite I'd reccommend a Krause catalog. You can pick up a little older edition for next to nothing if you get to coin...
I figured 151 to the pound but don't plan to double check. The tin alloy is actually worth more than copper. In any case there will be...
It's luck of the draw and will vary over time and from roll to roll. Figure six to eight but it will be higher sometimes.
Yes. But, of course, there will be ten to twenty die pairs represented in most of these samples.
I should have phrased this better. Most coins now days will all be struck by 1,000 or 2,000 sets of dies, more or less. Each set of dies...
The best bet is to learn to do it quickly and to always be on the lookout. There will usually be only a few die pairs represented in a small...
Kids should collect what they enjoy collecting but my own personal opinion of the most profitable coins in circulation will be the clad quarters....
Very very cool. For someone who doesn't know medals, you have excellent taste.
Don't despair. Many of the differences are very dramatic and there should be a book or two out before too much longer.
The best bet is to get the blue folders for whichever denominations are of interest and try to find the nicest coins to fill them with. You'll...
Yikes. Tough question. I don't believe they exist anywhere identified as such and available on the net or in a book. There is also a type...
Yes, but just one. I saw the coin reported in Numismatic News in early 1983 and wanted to get a small quantity of them so I headed out to...
Yeah. That's it. They started production of these in 1972 but there are rumors that a few '71 sets were produced. Only 400 of each the Philly...
Denver minted gem cents from the late '70's. PL Ikes, Kennedys, and memorial cents. MS-61 1969, 1971, all '82/3, and mid '90's quarters. '82...
Cote lists a 1974 "coin" issued for SD by the Lombardo mint. The primary design feature is a gold miner and is made of nickel silver (no silver)....
The pre-euro coins have been getting an increasing amount of attention. Many of these were never collected when they were issued and were simply...
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