That's All Folks
Just at 11:15 attempted to purchase A.Paul, Cleveland 1 and C. Harrison Pr. coins for the Mint. All orders cancelled because cion are "no longer available!"
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They are available!
After Mint's mark-up at 12:00 EST we're welcome to but as many of them as we please. Now ain't that nice of them!
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Counting 1,2,3,4,5,6 maybe 7
According to the Certificate of Authenticity the 2011 no mint mark MS coin included in the 5 coin set can be minted in either the West Point W or the San Francisco S mint call it (W/S)then
2011 MS no mint mark coin # 505253 labeled
25th Anniversary (across the street)
is of a known (W) West Point mintage!
2011-(S) MS no mint mark coin # 508070 (ATS)is
of known San Franci
Counting 1,2,3,4,5,6 maybe 7
According to the Certificate of Authenticity the 2011 no mint mark MS coin included in the 5 coin set can be minted in either the West Point W or the San Francisco S mint call it (W/S)then
2011 MS no mint mark coin # 505253 labeled
25th Anniversary (across the street)
is of a known (W) West Point mintage!
2011-(S) MS no mint mark coin # 508070 (ATS)is
of known San Franci
US Mint makes another adjustment in its PM prices!
Although the mint has increased its prices on the 1st Spouse coins, prices have been lowered on other items. For example, the last of the 1/10 oz. AGE Proof coins have been lowered from @$162.95 to @135.50. I just cancelled my previous order of a 3 coin lot and replaced it with a 4 coin lot purchase since the price of the addition (1)coin only cost about $54. Also the price of the last of the 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set has been decreased fro
I laughed until I cried
Reading you guys' and gals' comments about the disease, I thought to share my obsession with you. Usually at Christmas I prepare a gift for a young blind friend. The gift consists of a whatsoever assortment of coins, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves and now a variety of four dollar coins, Presidential, Susan B.s, Sacs and Ikes for novelty sake. Then I throw in maybe fifty dollars so in $1 bills. Ray loves his gift and looks forward with great joy to receiving h
Around and around the coins go where they stop nobody knows.
I have been in pleasant conversation with the Wisconsin Collection who again states the premise that "CAC just puts a sticker on the third party grading companies holders to say that they were correctly graded or that they are "premium quality." Do we really need that?"
I beg the Wisconsin Collection's pardon that I submit my response, to our private correspondance, in the public arena because I feel that the answer has importance
Try to sell your certified coins, "sight unseen" or for that matter in the "clear light of day!"
There are new collectors who probably don't remember the "Good Old Days" of the hobby before the advent of "third party" grading. Back then the party of the first part, (you) the consumer, eager to purchase coins for your collection or to sell some, would approach the party of the second part, coin shop owners and coin dealers, to buy or to sell "raw coins." When selling the party of the second par