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March 11

No , I can buy these at any coin shop in perfect shape for $1.00

Henri Charriere · March 10

Another 1906 Indian Head from the same bunch of cents. Not worth much but fun to find in 2024

powermad5000 · March 10

This one is different.

March 10

A nicer one. Just not very old.

The Neophyte Numismatist · March 10

Found another 69 for the set.

ldhair · March 10

Yes that die was getting a workout.

GoldFinger1969 · March 10

On 3/9/2024 at 6:06 PM, Moxie15 said:

oh dear, I hope these are not the best you have seen

LoL the change jar is not the best I have seen. There are a lot of 1992,98,99 and 2000 so I have been getting my WAM-CAM fix, with no luck but still fun.

powermad5000 · March 9

I am visiting some friends, and they offered a jar of cents for me to rummage through on my down time. I will post some of the odd or older stuff here. Nothing to fancy

zadok · March 9

You may want to save your money and shop around a bit. This is not the kind of hobby you need to rush into. I think you could find a better one. It looks like a nice coin but not a MS65 PCGS coin

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204661457342?itmmeta

March 9

On 3/8/2024 at 11:21 PM, Halbrook Family said:

Anyone have the 1975 quarter?

I have 1975 proof sets and mint sets so yes, but the quarters halves and dollars have both 75+76 on them

March 9

On 3/9/2024 at 9:48 AM, Youngmoola said:

Yea thx to y'all I learned it's better to collect the lowest mintage of a special series and it's a MS-65 slabbed by P.C.G.S

Nice a 65 is a very nice coin, when it comes in you will have to takes some pictures for us and show it off.

March 9

On 3/8/2024 at 10:39 PM, Youngmoola said:

I guarantee I add to my collection special or not dats wat all matters

Well, Roger would know best, but it looks like you picked the most popular Peace Dollar of the bad guys. I have to ask what grade is it and who is the slab grading company?

powermad5000 · March 9

I found a new coin shop in Fort Mills S.C. last year so I had to pick up my new 2024 ASE from him and see what kind of stuff he had. A very nice shop, Best Coin's, I do think the mint has cut back on its quality the strike on this 2024 is a bit muddy not as crisp and clean as in past years

Errorists · March 7

Wow that obverse die was stretched to the max. Look at all the lines.

RonnieR131 · March 7

On 3/7/2024 at 2:18 AM, Henri Charriere said:

If this is a portent of the future, the time to buy is now. As the mantra goes, buy low, sell high. Thanks for the update!

It is too high to buy now.

Henri Charriere · March 6

It also could be a lot of years of banging around. I have some bumps I can't explain but there they are.

powermad5000 · March 6

And another hole filler

rrantique · March 6

I have been trying to fill a hole in a cent folder and today I found the filler. I also found a good looking Indian head.

Sandon · March 6

Along with my regular collecting of coins, I roll hunt all the time looking for coins to fill coin folders. Yes, you can buy full sets of coins ready to go but what fun would that be. I have always enjoyed roll hunting and have found some very cool coins through the years. But never have I found a so-called money maker coin in pocket change. I would never discourage someone from roll hunting. I do discourage foolishness, greed and deception. You really have to know what you are looking for and that takes years of experience. Even after 60 years I still learn something new every day. Oh, Just so you know I am roll hunting while reading this thread and typing this reply.

March 6

On 3/6/2024 at 12:50 PM, Halbrook Family said:

For example picking out a 1960 proof set that the envelope is sealed don't mean it's in mint shape then?

It is a proof set the envelopes are not sealed from the mint. the coins are as good as they get. Just because it is sealed does not mean the coins will be in better shape. It may be sealed to hide the bad coins?

March 6

On 3/6/2024 at 12:11 PM, Halbrook Family said:

Any tips on picking out the best Unc or Proof set? Sometimes it seems like a trade off when picking through someone them. from the late 1950's to the early 80's. Toning and coin dings. Some are very good and some that are not so good. Is it good to pick a sealed set? Some of the early 60's are sealed proof sets. Is it good to pick a sealed one over a opened one? They are usually very inexpensive. Yesterday I picked up 1971 and 1972 proof sets for $4 each and 1980 and 1981 unc for $6 each. Nickels you can almost never find stairs in the unc. When I get the sets home I put a extra piece of cardboard in the envelope so they can't hit or rub anything or each other.

Those are the average prices for old proof sets and mint sets. The proof sets before 1964 in envelopes from the mint were never sealed so if it is someone did it. Almost all the uncirculated mint sets are not perfect coins and never were. You get what they give you in the old mint sets.