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24 07, 2018

New 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Set Surpasses 114,000 in First-Day Sales

By |2018-07-24T22:19:17+00:00July 24th, 2018|Coin Shop Blog|Comments Off on New 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Set Surpasses 114,000 in First-Day Sales

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez The 2018 San Francisco Mint 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Set was released by the United States Mint yesterday at noon Eastern Time and, according to the US Mint, notched a first-day sales total of 114,108 sets sold. This is impressive, as this figure represents nearly 60 percent of the product's maximum mintage of 200,000 sets. There were certainly expectations from the US Mint that the set would sell briskly, as first-day order limits were placed at just 10 per household across all sales channels, including bulk sales. This special 2018 reverse proof set was issued to honor the 50th [...]

13 07, 2018

Aftermarket Mint Set Envelopes: Good or Bad for Uncirculated Set Collectors?

By |2018-07-13T22:18:58+00:00July 13th, 2018|Coin Shop Blog|Comments Off on Aftermarket Mint Set Envelopes: Good or Bad for Uncirculated Set Collectors?

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, Editor   I love collecting mint sets. Like many other hobbyists, I built a complete run of uncirculated sets ranging from 1959 through the present. In building this large collection of uncirculated sets, I've gained some knowledge on the variety of mint set packaging formats over the years. Maybe my interests in collecting mint sets with their original packaging stem somewhat from one of my other pastimes: my love of vintage theme park maps and brochures – ephemera as we paper-loving hobbyists call such paper collectibles.   Pre-2007 uncirculated mint sets were originally packaged in paper envelopes, [...]

9 07, 2018

Indiana Coin Dealer Discovers Rare 1848 Proof Dime in eBay Lot

By |2018-07-09T22:10:17+00:00July 9th, 2018|Coin Shop Blog|Comments Off on Indiana Coin Dealer Discovers Rare 1848 Proof Dime in eBay Lot

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, CDN Editor What would you do if you found an extremely rare 1848 proof Liberty Seated dime in a lot of otherwise ordinary coins you just bought on eBay? If you're Sam Shafer, a 30-year-old vest pocket coin dealer in Fishers, Indiana, you jump for joy! Shafer, who shares his love for the hobby with friends and those who visit Gold and Coin of Fishers, finds buying coins on eBay a profitable way to acquire coins for his business. But he never dreamed his periodic eBay purchases would uncover a rare 1848 proof dime, which had a [...]

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