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- This week’s letters (02/14/12)
I’m responding on the Jan. 24 “Viewpoint” that Mike Davis wrote. I agree with most of what he said. I have noticed that ever since 1999 and the state quarter program started many people saw easy money. Before you knew it there were thousands of coin dealers and most of them didn’t know anything about coins.
- This week’s letters (02/14/12)
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Coins, moon rocks show priority issue
As a parent, I have learned the importance of choosing your battles. In other words, addressing the things that are most significant. That said, it troubles me to think that the government has not yet learned this lesson. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Still a ‘first timer’ on third show visit
The Florida United Numismatists show returned to Central Florida in Orlando from Jan. 5-8. It had been in Tampa the previous year. This was my third visit to the FUN show and it was nice to only drive an hour from Cocoa Beach. I attended on the first day (for the first time) and had several first experiences. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Once-fun hobby now a money game
I started collecting in 1960 when I was 11 years old. Back then, many coins could be found in circulation and many relatives and friends would give me coins that they had collected over the years and you could go to the local dealer and find many coins for cheap. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Show success depends on location
In a recent “Class of ‘63” column, it was suggested that with modern technology, etc., a coin show could be more successful as a one day event. I think that is an oversimplification. I think the answer to that question depends upon location. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Redefining doctoring and grading
F. Michael Fazzari’s article on coin doctoring in the Nov. 22 Numismatic News was interesting. His definition of coin doctoring is pretty accurate in my opinion. I would suggest one chan Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Why impose $12.50 Direct Ship fee?
The U.S. Mint has made a further modification to the circulating $1 coin Direct Ship program. As of Nov. 15, the Mint will impose an order fulfillment charge of $12.50 for each box of coins ordered through the program. The Direct Ship program was introduced in June 2008 as a means to proactively comply with the requirement of Public Law 109-145 to remove barriers and improve circulation of the $1 coin. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Mint’s goals, strategies need work
The U.S. Mint has two goals. The first and primary goal is the production of circulating coinage to meet the demands of American commerce. The secondary goal is to produce coinage for collectors. The collector coins take up far less of the Mint’s time and resources, but they provide a very handsome profit for the Mint, and therefore, the wants and well-being of collectors should be a high concern to the Mint. Continue reading
Viewpoint: Rapid sellout shows need for fixes
Two of the coins in the 25th anniversary silver American Eagle set are only available in the set. Rather than strike more sets as this week’s poll question asks, a fair compromise would be for the Mint to strike 50,000 or 100,000 more of these unique coins, and then give collectors the chance to purchase them, one each per customer, one each per household per day, up to a limit of three of each per household. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Sellout indicative of Mint attitude
The U.S. Mint has short-changed the “little guy” collector again. It opens ordering for the Eagle Annivesary set, but virtually shuts down all means for doing so. I tried from noon until 4 p.m. to get into its website and/or through on the telephone. No luck. Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Searching rolls yields many rewards
I have searched through millions of cents over a 10-12 year period (because I had the time to) and have found coins worth hundreds of dollars. Although I did not start my collecting this way, my situation led to it. I became very interested in error and variety coins and did not want to pay what dealers were asking for some of their coins. Continue reading
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