The gold plating is so thin that the value is very low. I would save it just for the novelty and looks, and heck, it only cost a nickel. You...
Nickels are already 75% copper. Its an alloy. We call them nickels for their nickel flavor. LOL
If the coins are in Air-Tites, does it really matter what the album is made of? The coin never comes in contact with the album. Technology has...
Years back, proof coins used to be gorgeous for the first few coins, then the dies would wear, and the rest would lack that cameo frosted look....
I have 4, all boys, and they were all easy as newborns. Nobody likes the poop thing, but it isnt so bad. You get plenty of rocking time while...
Except for eating and pooping so often, they are easy. You feed them, change them, and they sleep the rest of the time. Tiny and adorable, all...
A little explanation would help. My immediate reaction was, it was far too high a grade to be in a cardboard holder, at a coin show table....
I would love to collect a 1916 year set, including the gold coins. It was my dads birth year. Unfortunately, it would cost a lot, because of the...
Another thing about state quarters, is they are new. Lots of them are available in circulation at face value, and even the low number issues are...
State coins are easy to find in higher grades, even in circulation. When I have time, I get rolls from the bank, and fill most the holes in my...
Um, my point is that quantity is often preferable to "quality" As you stated, its easy to find very high grades in some types of common coins....
Quality? Like in a MS 70 ASE? Or even PRF 70? I used to see them on sale in Coinage for $70. Modern coins, especially non circulating issues are...
They are not consecutive. Well, one was 40,000 behind the other. The numbers are...…. ME 70484538 I ME 70488538 I if 40,000 apart is considered...
I was recently repaid a debt in mostly brand new $20's. I noticed that several were from two series, and in serial. Not only that, but the serial...
There are many dealers on Ebay where you can buy whole decades of S-Mint Lincolns, semi keys, and common date oldies. You can find the key dates...
These are very beautiful coins, but the eagle has a lot of detail, and is front/center where it gets maximum wear. So high grade specimens are...
Your post struck a chord with me. Coin collecting has not been my only hobby. I have been involved in many over the years. I don't drag race...
Your wife likes it, because your coins have value. Whereas, what you lose at the casino is gone forever.
Thanks TIF! That was really helpful.
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