I have read that the planchets which were used for the 1799 cents were soaked in seawater before they arrived from England. It was common for...
Even if it were an 1887, I would scream PASS! At $150, I'd say you would be down at least $149.
Here are my pair. The 1854 half dime is graded MS-62. [ATTACH] The Vancouver is graded MS-64. [ATTACH]
I figured it to be a Summers Island (a.k.a. Bermuda), but that was mostly based on the fact that it's the only coin in the Red Book that could be...
Here are Mint State examples of the Types II and III Standing Liberty Quarers. Note the differences in the way the date is shown on the coin....
I am always under grading these things, but maybe I’ll be the over grader this time. It has VF-20 sharpness, but the rim bump on the reverse nets...
I greatly admire this double eagle because of the date, 1896. That was year of William Jennings Bryan's "silver crusade." The silver dollar and...
The black spots in the middle of big brown spots are probably beyond repair. As someone else mentioned, The Silver War Nickels are made of an odd...
The stuff between "WE" and "TRUST" is raised. It's probably mostly crud, but it might have something under it.
The sharpness grade is EF-AU. The question is, what is the black stuff? If it's crud that can be removed easily, it's a potentially nice coin....
I think the sharpness is on the VF-EF neighborhood. My concern is that it may have been smoothed. That might not make much of a difference these...
It’s been my experience that the 1883-CC is the most common Carson City dollar.
One of my neighbors wanted to sell some one ounce American Gold Eagles. I found a local dealer who would pay 100% of melt. I don’t think you could...
Alabama was the 22nd state as 2*4 stood for Missouri as the 24th state. Those devices were raised on the early strikes, and ground off for the...
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