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It's easy to make good estimates for the numbers of most classic US coins because mintages and survival rates are apparent. There is demand that corresponds to supply and defines a value which c… (View Post)

People see these prices and think "so what, who cares" but these coins selling for five or ten dollars now were wholesaling for 2c each a year ago. That's so what! These coins have alm… (View Post)

Fewer moderns survive, and you might be right that fewer are chasing the coins that aren't pop-tops but the growing demand is at the nice chBU level. This is largely mint state sixty three and f… (View Post)

I used to store coins in all kinds of places. Of course all the valuable and high grade ones have always been in safety deposit boxes but they were in vaults, barns, and basements et al. Funny thing … (View Post)

They are very difficult to be sure. As a rule of thumb there aren't any as nice as SMS so if it's Gem it's probably SMS. This being said circulation strikes do have a different look an… (View Post)