Elaine -- could you clarify what else, above, is "not final" ? Or is it _all_ final except for the 2009 Sac?
They are "proof" finish, no? Or, perhaps I'm displaying my ignorance, there's no such thing as "proof non-satin" vs "proof satin" is there? As...
Yup -- pretty handy! I do commute from Fairfax! But I'm in a carpool (2-person carpool with my wife, so we can do HOV-2 on 66). . . . . wow,...
We'll meet in DC . . . for drinks within a block of the US Mint store. Oh, and, excuuuuuuse me . . . those "throwaway coins" which you disparage...
Purchase a blank cent page, and write in what you think needs to go there? Which is (not on purpose) exactly what I happen to have for that last...
Hey Richard -- where do you work? (I'm at 1st and D St NW, just about three blocks away). Yes, I purchased a few Proof sets today at the kiosk....
FWIW, every couple of weeks I order a box (reasons below). The quality s, more or less, your average uncirculated. For example: I purchased the...
This stick worked fine for me! [IMG]
I stopped by the US Mint store at Union Station today at around 1:30 pm. The man behind the counter said they had already sold 1000 proof sets....
You're most likely certainly right. I can't imagine they'd permit that at all. But my piont is that since they do offer it on the web, they will...
I understand those concerns . . . but in practice it's not a problem at all. Here's how I did it. 1. I taped the lever/bar to the fulcrum...
Talk to the folks at Numismedia. After all, they already put their entire price guide on the web for free.
Well, the wiki-police are pretty good about getting rid of anything that even whiffs of a copyright infringement. But more importantly, if you...
yes -- I own "XE3" (2009 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set). They are most definitively regular-ole' business strikes. I took them out of...
Just a couple of observations, and fishing for your thoughts: I am really amazed at how many total coin-neophytes collect state quarters from...
Yes. There will be a different design every year for the next XX years. I thought "XX" was four, but I'm looking all over the net, and I can't...
Here it is:...
I think all the mint sets will be hits . . . because 2009 is such a unique year. Not only are there an unprecendented 18 coins, but a whopping 15...
Make your own scale! Here's mine: it cost me: two peices of plastic, some scotch tape, and any penny that is either: before 1982 or after 1982....
Between usmint.gov and wikipedia, you have just about everything you need, don't you?
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