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Re: Is coin collecting a declining hobby?
I started going to shows in 1976 and there were a few other young people and lots of 40 and 50 year olds. Yes, almost half were 60 or older but in modern times until the last five years most people w… (View Post)5 -
Re: Clad Ike GTG with a twist ~ *Grade Revealed*
It looks 65 to me or at least high end 64. These are tough and get a bump for it. (View Post)2 -
Re: When the Cent will no longer be minted... will it be legal to melt cents?
There are numerous possibilities but stores already hate cents so I imagine many will just stop ordering them. This would cause them to back up in the system. But one thing is certain, if everyone ke… (View Post)2 -
Re: Why did the US switch production of Proof Coins to San Francisco in 1968?
Nice clean well made '69-S cents were tough even back when all the coins were still pristine. About 1% would grade what I call MS-65 (Gem). The major problem was they were banged up but there were al… (View Post)1 -
Re: Why did the US switch production of Proof Coins to San Francisco in 1968?
Yes, exactly. Almost all the coins that didn't look like roadkill were very mediocre. This may have discouraged even more collectors than the even worse quality of the '65 to '67 circulation issues. … (View Post)1