Monthly Archives: March 2018

Back in the beginning of my coin collecting experience, the rarest Kennedy Half Dollar was the 1970-D. In fact, the Whitman folder I had for Kennedy Half Dollars had a covered hole in its spot with the note “Only in Mint Sets”. 1970 was the last year that half dollar […]

Rare Kennedy Half Dollar

March 28, 2018 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Kennedy Half Dollars by Kevin

For some collectors, they look to buy coins in order to sell them for a profit in the future. Nothing wrong with that, but when people start altering these coins, dealers and buyers will consider them practically worthless. Here are some coins you shouldn’t consider buying. Cleaned Coins One of […]

Coins You Shouldn’t Buy

March 25, 2018 in Investing / Research tagged Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / Susan B. Anthony Dollars / Washington Quarters by Kevin

Like Proof Sets that I spoke about in the previous post, United States Mint Sets are another set that the US Mint produce each year. Where proofs have the frosty detail and lettering with a polished mirror like surface, Mint Sets are Uncirculated or Mint State coins meant for the […]

United States Mint Sets

March 22, 2018 in Coin Sets / New Coins / US Mints tagged Mint Sets / Silver Coins by Kevin

Proof Sets are one of the sets that the US Mint produce each year. If you get a proof set today, you’ll notice that the detail has a frosty or cameo image and the surface is polished to look mirror like. They have been like that since the late 1970s. […]

United States Proof Sets

March 18, 2018 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Proof Coins / Proof Sets by Kevin

Just got the latest mailer from the US Mint. March 15, 2018, introduces the next Commemorative from the US Mint. This time, they will be commemorating breast cancer awareness. Like previous commemoratives, they are minting an uncirculated and proof clad half dollar, silver dollar, and gold $5 coins, but this […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Coins

March 15, 2018 in New Coins tagged Gold Coins / Silver Dollars / US Commemoratives by Kevin

Coin Collecting can be fun as well as a learning experience for kids. I think there were more kids collecting back when I was a kid than today. My Personal Coin Collecting Beginnings Back in the late 1970s, I was in my teens and was looking through my older brother’s […]

Coin Collecting Kids

March 6, 2018 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged America the Beautiful Quarters / Coins for Kids / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / State Quarters by Kevin