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Several nits to pick; First off the 3.7 (or 3.9) cents the mint claims as a cost basis for these is laughably low. For many years half of mint production was of pennies but they calculate the cost wi… (View Post)

I see no sense hanging onto coins no one wants. The crime isn't selling proof Franklins for melt the crime is there aren't enough collectors who want the coins to create a premium. It's far worse wit… (View Post)

They have said that they are stopping the madness after this last order of blanks. AGAIN this isn't about politics but a coin that isn't even a coin but an albatross that has been worn by Americans f… (View Post)

This goes many times over if you live near the ocean or your sets have ever been stored in basements of attics. But even well stored sets often have bad cents. Only about 4% of these were Gem when th… (View Post)

I spoke to an old friend just hours after this post. I sold him a bucket of nicer wheat pennies pulled from collections many years ago really cheap so he could try to get his young son interested in … (View Post)