It's also a good idea to sell a coin now and then. This is when you learn what coins are really worth and will help keep you from overpaying....
A penny is about as wasteful as a coin can possibly be and tells future generations and the world that we don't care about waste. Certainly...
Generally you'll want to avoid buying the already assembled sets of moderns. It's not quite as bad with half dollars but usually by the time you...
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Brooklyn Gallery Coins and Stamps. Their postage is high but quality and service are superb. You might consider 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 for smaller...
1993 dimes are convex toward the obverse. The entire reverse is pushed toward the front of the coin so that when lying on a table only the rims...
There's a problem with the junkyard analogy; you can't take your Cadillac to the junk yard in a million pieces and sell it for more but you can a...
The reverse was filed. It's not obvious what went on with the obverse. I'd guess the rims were filed and the tool slipped and got the portrait...
The rims were filed on the quarter.
The primary reason that sets sell for less than the singles is that most collectors are loathe to cut up the sets for their collections. Many...
If memory serves this is some of Stuart Devlin's work who is one of the finest coin designers of the time. Indeed, the other denominations of...
It's a tough call from the picture. It appears to be a mint set coin struck on a burnished planchet but now days you can be less sure. I...
Argghhhh. Not too many simple answers here... There have been a lot of different kinds of mint and proof sets issued by the mint for well...
Here's some good advice. The only thing I'd add is that to develop the passion that gets you into group one you probably need to collect what...
A lot of moderns are scarce in unc but not these. At least they seem quite common even in the highest grades. I do see rolls of these. The...
In most cases collectors are middle class and higher and this applies everywhere. There are exceptions like Costa Rica where there are many poor...
This was probably the most widely collected circulating modern until 1999 when the states coins took over. The cent may have passed it in the...
Buffalo nickels with full dates are worth a minimum of about 50c each. If the coins aren't in holders then it's less likely that there is...
This will work great with the kind of stuff that dealers sell over the counter. VF bust coins, key date Lincolns and proof sets are prob- bly...
It's important to know the nature of the collection. If there are valuable coins, tokens, and medals the venue for their best distribution...
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