Heritage boasted at midyear that they had record first half sales … almost a billion dollars. I believe coin prices have increased due in part to...
Yeah, that will be my strategy for bidding too. Decide the max I will pay, then max bid is 1/[1 + buyer’s premium as a fraction]. If max total...
Goes to 22% on Jan 1. You'd think that the success of Great Collections would give them and SB a hint. My more recent consignments have gone to...
I really like the Massachusetts coin too. Thanks for showing it. Mike
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...
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