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- Online-Only Mint Ordering Online-Only Mint Ordering is Prohibitive I have purchased products from the Mint since 1998. First, I did everything by mail and then mail orders were stopped by the Mint. You could only order by telephone or the internet. I then started ordering by telephone and have been successful except for the 2019-S silver eagle Enhanced Reverse ...
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How Do I Determine the Grade on a Coin Described as ‘Uncirculated Details?’
How can I tell if my Hobo nickel is an original or a modern machined example? An extremely worn, dateless Buffalo nickel without a mint mark likely of low value is used as the host coin for most modern reproductions. … Continue reading
Coin Clinic: How Can I Determine the Value of an Error Coin?
Wouldn’t eye appeal be superior on a coin that has a better finish than another of the same grade? One person may like nicely toned coins while someone else doesn’t like toning at all. A third person might think the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalo nickels, coin clinic, coin finish, coin value, error coin, eye appeal, mint marks, Numismatic News
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Coin Clinic: Has the U.S. Ever Restruck Coins of Another Country?
There are now services that will “conserve” my problem coins. What is the difference between their conserving my coins and someone else cleaning them? The principle goal of conserving a coin is to remove any detrimental materials from the surfaces … Continue reading
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Tagged coin clinic, coin conserving, eye appeal, foreign coin restrikes, grading, third party certification
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