Update Teddy Roosevelt commem bill is NOT signed law as of today-Bill passed senate in Dec, but house version (HR 389) is stuck in committee....
Senate Act 1047, HR 902. House bill has already passed. Senate Bill has made it out of committee and is on the calendar- will come up when senate...
to elaborate a bit, the mint is supposed to mint the state quarters based on the needs of commerce, when it comes to circulating rather than...
Wow! I haven't even found a 90% silver coin in circ in more than 20 years! Last was 1979 in Dunedin FL, at a grocery store...
Sorry you've had such a poor experience. I picked up a silver proof set at the mint booth at the ANA and it is almost flawless. PR 68-70 to my...
Porsche2007, A belated welcome. Folks here are pretty nice, almost without exception. The exceptions generally don't stay around very long- so...
Congrats Speedy! Where did you find it? Which ones are left? Don
Gallery Grading company is to be avoided at all costs, IMO. Two ebay vendors (shadowzen66 and jojax22) have hundreds of "GGC" coins listed at...
Amazing! Where on earth did this happen? I've barely received a silver WQ in change, and my last was in 1979 in a grocery store in Dunedin, FL-...
i don't know about actual legality, but ebay not only allows it, they have rules which apply to presales- item must be delivered within 30 days....
I have purchased the silver proof sets in recent years because I prefer the look to clad. Predicting pricing, and buying mint products in...
Hi Ranchhand, I own the Hodder/Bowers Basic Guide and it does not have the info I want/need. I would not recommend it... Specifically, it lacks...
Hi Spider, Speedy is correct, IMO. Redbook is an excellent rough guide, but for coin pricing/valuation, CDN ("graysheet") or perhaps even...
Milled coins were introduced in England in 1652 in Charles II's reign. Couldn't find a quick reference to an earlier milled edge coin, but that...
Mike Storeim posts under the username numispro at the CU forum http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=26 Many there know him and Noe...
Hi Cloudsweeper, Just to elaborate on GD's excelent answer, and specifically answer your question, in general Ucam/Dcam proofs are more highly...
Hi GP, I definitely wasn't trying to criticise you. I'm not sure what I would advise someone with 10,000 coins in a collection that they had...
Hi GP, I think "Al Gore" was trying to point out that rounder may not be on the up and up. Think about it- he has two posts (read his other one...
sure! The poster in the link claims to have sold 13 CIRCULATED ASEs to his dealer for $7 each. Anyone know what bid is on a circ ASE? Only...
I'm not good at this distinction myself, but those who are often talk about interruption of luster on high points on AU coins, whereas luster is...
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