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My immigrant grandmother didn't trust the government, and when that Executive Order came down, she hid two double eagles, two eagles, and two half eagles in her safe deposit box. She also hid forty o… (View Post)

As others have said, it depends. When I started collecting coins in the early 1960s, you could find about anything in change, because they had not yet stopped making silver dimes, quarters and half d… (View Post)

Thanks Bob, I agree with most of what you write. The only clarification from my perspective is that rare is something that you can't find easily. Some coins have low mintages, but are easy to find in… (View Post)

This is the "gold standard." (View Post)

The luster breaks make me think AU 55 is reasonable. Rim imperfections may not be a factor in grading: I have an 1855 Large Cent in a MS 65 RB holder with one of them. (View Post)