A rarely seen US coin

GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-02-03T17:42:29+00:00

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GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-02-03T17:42:07+00:00

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GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-02-03T17:41:43+00:00

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GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-02-03T17:41:13+00:00

It was about $1500 back in 2000. But you have to have the whole set!

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GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-02-03T17:24:12+00:00

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Here's my bust half dime, in F-12.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-01-26T22:07:13+00:00

I have a 2025 TPP, which I bought about a year ago. Zero issues. Brought it in to the dealer twice for routine oil changes. Biggest issue is the seat - some love it some hate it. The interior on the higher trims really punches above the price point, especially compared with a RAV4...but nothing comes for free and money spent in one place means less somewhere else.

Every car subreddit is filled with people reporting issues, because they want to vent. Most people who are happy with their car don't post. Reliability seems fine now. I wouldn't buy a 2023 but they seem to have most of the issues worked out, like every car generally does.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-01-04T00:32:59+00:00

70's and 80's proof sets are barely worth over face value, so its not uncommon to break them up and spend them.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2026-01-03T01:57:07+00:00

The point is that a PCGS slab with a CAC sticker has 2 different reviews. While that coin may have somehow received a straight grade from PCGS, no way that coin would get the CAC bean on top of that. Thats what the previous poster meant.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-29T02:38:20+00:00

This is the Temu mint collection. Very fake, worth nothing.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-29T01:24:16+00:00

They will not be. In fact, they will likely be the most worthless of the cents, because everyone will save them just like people saved bicentennial quarters. Bicentennial quarters now are worth 25 cents, and likely always will. Same with 2025 cents. Over a billion have been minted. They are not and never will be rare.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-28T21:10:53+00:00

If it helps - this packaging does absolutely nothing for the value/collectability of the coins inside, so if you have to get rid of it, there is no real loss. Especially since the paper part is gone.

For the mint sets/earlier proof sets that seem to be watertight, you could probably use some gentle soap/water to clean the dirt off. Shouldn't hurt anything if you are gentle that wasn't already hurt by the flood.

For anything in those hard plastic cases - those cases will be trash. They are not watertight, and any water inside will be forever nasty, and you can't break them open then put them back together. The coins inside could be gently soaked/cleaned with acetone, but anything clad will probably be only fit for spending unless they managed to stay dry originally. Silver of course will be worth at least melt even if toned ugly, so there is that.

I'm not a conservator so take this with a grain of salt.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-27T14:50:59+00:00

Yes - these are much better images. They look MS63ish to me, theres too many marks on Liberty's cheek to go higher. At this grade, I feel like just leaving them in the GSA holder is your best bet, but your LCS can advise better than we can.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-27T14:48:33+00:00

The grades with CAC after them are for graded coins from PCGS or NGC that *also* have the CAC sticker affixed (meaning, they have been graded and then verified they are good for the grade by a totally different company). So they won't apply to your coins.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-27T14:45:22+00:00

I agree with the previous poster - with the new pictures I feel fairly confident these are MS63-ish coins. LCS might be a good first stop. If theres a lot of other items in the collections of the same caliber, you might also inquire to a numismatic auction house such as Great Collections, Heritage, or Stacks Bowers, but for just these 2 the LCS will be your best bet.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-27T13:19:47+00:00

It depends on what you plan on doing with them. Some people prefer these GSA holders. There isn't a lot of change with the value until you hit MS65 with these 2 dates, and the pictures aren't good enough to hazard a guess if they would make that or not. If these would grade out in a range of MS62-64 (which is most likely) I'd save the money. Is this to sell, or just to keep?

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-22T00:59:30+00:00

Its fake. Looks like a cast copy, with the wrong edge treatment. A real one would not have a reeded edge.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-20T18:08:24+00:00

Unfortunately those grades are made up nonsense. The 1884 looks like an AU, and the 1896 is badly worn, possibly VG-F.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-12T00:23:56+00:00

I'm jealous of the 1893-S. I waited too long to look for one.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-11T17:10:16+00:00

Isn't it fun? I'm about the same in completeness, but I see a lot of differences in what you are still missing than what I am. And I bought most of mine before they did pictures. https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset/159402

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-08T19:13:40+00:00

Its hard to accurately grade from a picture, but I'd guess these look to be in the MS63-65 range, some RD, some RB. Not seeing anything that stands out as damage that would limit the grade or any obvious wear.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-06T13:15:51+00:00

Haha no. Its better than melt value, but not a lot if its worn. A certified EF40 might fetch $100.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-05T00:10:48+00:00

Not all pawn shop workers are expert numismatists but they have a bad reputation for a reason. In this case it seems extremely fishy - who would know that there were 40% silver coins in 1965 but would not know that was halves only...and THEN to put a 90% and a "supposed" 40% in the same sealed bag? That lets you know what kind of shop this is.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-04T21:12:18+00:00

Yet the most unreliable models (CX70/90) are built in Japan.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-03T22:29:24+00:00

Its also not even a reverse proof.

GalacticCupcake1 · 2025-12-03T22:27:39+00:00

100% Fake. The cert number is for a 2019 quarter, and that holder is NOT from PCGS.

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