The commemorative halves were popular back in the 40's and 50's. I actually got them in change occasionally. After the war people were dumping...
How many remember 2001 when the US Mint proposed a serious change to commemorative packaging? They sold the 2001 Capitol Visitor Center Silver...
I no longer buy from the US Mint. The price is too high and the quality (coins and packaging) is too low.
AU58
Thanks. I didn't want to finish it until I had a better idea about that.
I think this is a Gratian with mint mark TES. I can't seem to get any farther than that with it. Help appreciated. [ATTACH]
I was thinking about you, Ed, as I watched the news. Wow, a lot of water.
Thanks. I want in for lot #2 because I don't have any Roman Empire Silver coins.
Here are some of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The true challenge of any coin collector should be to find a coin that is exactly to design specifications. Wait, every coin that is released from...
Looking at some MS Wheat Cents I see that the first inside line runs out straight across from the top of the U. Your cent has seen a lot of wear...
And a great big AMEN to that.
@Randy Abercrombie I would give you a "like" but I don't like it. Terrible news.
It looks like the coin and the capsule don't belong together. As I see it, that coin is MS Nothing. Am I missing something?
Without someone stating the date, I would never know what it is. The actual condition of the coin is masked by the darkened capsule it is in. The...
Nice focus Noah. I don't like slugs so I work on them from time to time. I work at them until I can recognize the coin. Then I go on-line and...
@Mad Stax Here is a link to a Featured Article that I posted sometime back. It talks about how I went about collecting....
Everything was out there. I even got a Twenty Cent Piece in change one day back in the 50's.
Sad, but I think it was cleaned.
Here are a couple of mine found in change. Of course it was probably 1950 when I found them. My collection is primarily coins found in change or...
Separate names with a comma.
