Ten billion a year are lost now because a high proportion are zincs that virtually evaporate and people are hording copper. Ten years ago it was...
With most moderns the fewer minted the more that survive. Very few saved moderns but they mostly saved low mintages.
Yes. Indeed! Many of these will eventually be melted but enough will survive to assure a significant number of lightly circulated copper Lincoln...
I know it seems like they would last as long but money's only value is what people believe it to be worth. This is simply the nature of all money...
There's a huge difference between wheat cents and memorials; wheat cents had only about a 3% attrition rate since they were first minted and it...
Hi Rob (lordmarcovan). I still pass by here three or four times a day but I rarely have much to say that I haven't said before. I am amazed...
Almost nobody collects modern coins so they have to be pretty scarce to command much of a price. The China modern market has a huge premium for...
It's a remarkable coin. An AU '69 quarter is virtually rare. Of course if someone wanted an AU they could just wear down one of the surviving uncs.
Is there any clad in it?
They're all nice. I could se the '37-S in a 65 slab. ...the lower part of the cheek (jaw) might be problematical.
I believe all of them were $4 each.
You're welcome and thank you. Washington quarters are a much more challenging set and much more overlooked than most people realize. I've...
Wow!! Great set. The '32-D and S even look undergraded.
Indeed. Interesting. I'll have to think about this one.
That's a decent '80-P. I bet you could put together a pretty nice set from all those quarters!
Sorry. I hadn't noticed the picture. It looks like it could be silver.
Nice '77!
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There's only one known. They were actually minted in 1965 or early 1966. If yours are real you'll have to offer me one. There are several...
I'd have better collection if I hadn't been so cheap. I rarely paid more than face value but was willing to do the hard work to chase down Gems...
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