I think the situation also has to be viewed from the perspective of collectors who already have gold coins, especially if the coins are not rare...
John, I stopped years ago buying recent U.S. Mint productions. Basically, I regard them as being like the Franklin Mint, and regard recent...
Pics below are of Judd-1315, a pattern trade dollar, PCGS PR-63. It was designed by Joseph Bailly, a sculptor. It may be the first U.S. coin...
Very cool pattern. Thanks for posting. Mike
Would be nice if everyone used standard terminology, but that’s not the case. The pic below is from no less a place than the British Museum in...
Randy, Except for very early ancient coins, the coiners did not strike a lump of metal with the dies. Instead, the metal was melted and poured...
Not sure the process is re-patinating but is actually patina revealing. True patina is a coating of metal oxides, sulfides and perhaps a few other...
Ancient Roman coins, especially high-end gold coins, are uniquely identifiable because they are handmade and dies for the same type differ...
ANS is very different from ANA. ANA is primarily oriented toward collectors while ANS is primarily oriented toward numismatic research. Much of...
Recent story about in the NY Times. I agree ANS needed to move from Manhattan. They are paying almost $2 million per year in rent, and visits...
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