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In the Barber era, the purchasing power of a dime was about $3.50 in today's money. And it would probably have been less scrutinized by merchants than a higher denomination coin. (View Post)

The Carson City Seated halves would make a nice subset, and even the "common" ones in circulated grades are multiple times scarcer than the more popular CC Morgans. (View Post)

It appears that most coins, especially cents, travel in one direction: Mint --> Fed --> banks --> merchants --> customers (in change) --> coin jar. A few travel the other way: coin jar… (View Post)

Suppose you bought a coin for $10 in 1970 that is worth $2000 today. Fantastic return on your money, right? Not when you consider the following: The 1970 dollar had 8 times the purchasing power of th… (View Post)

The half dollar never left (several million new ones were released to circulation in recent years), but demand for the Kennedy half in everyday transactions is nearly nonexistent. The deeper problem … (View Post)