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Re: Lincoholic, What constitutes a full Lincoln collection?
While I still have my 'youth' collection of Lincolns, I've recently started a new (and higher quality) set as my 'adult' collection. For me, 'complete' means every date-mm that the mint intentionally… (View Post)4 -
Re: 2020 Uncirculated Set have you purchased or taken delivery of and found a nice error/variety coin?
This is my third year getting the uncirculated set. The previous two had some coins with light contact marks - more than what I was expecting from a set that was packaged at the mints. However, what … (View Post)1 -
Re: The numismatic gifts we've given
I wish my dad were alive again so that we could work jointly on collecting. Likewise, it was my dad who got me interested when I was a boy. I inherited his Whitman folders and even filled a few holes… (View Post)1 -
Re: Help! Inherited HUGE coin collection. What now?
Two+ years ago I went through a variation of your situation. In short, I talked to a few dealers and identified one whom I came to trust. Then I hired him to evaluate the collection and prepare a wri… (View Post)6 -
Re: Why low mintage of early half cents?
The half cent was created to make change for foreign currency that was not based on our decimal approach to the dollar. In those early years much commerce used Spanish coinage, and the reales was wor… (View Post)10