I think it was a one week deal in April as part of Coin Week. I've been a member since '98 - hands down one of the best investments collectors...
I'm one of those guys who always reads the obits and membership statistics in the Numismatist each month. What seemed like an anecdotal increase...
NGC has been flip flopping on multiple coin holders for a couple decades now. They introduced the multicoin holder then abruptly abandoned it....
Reminds of Jay Parino a one-time dealer who catered to deep pocket collectors. He was a big proponent of there being no more than 20 coins in a...
Fast forward to the 20th century and some quintessentially Soviet artwork. I've always thought this Czech piece was one the best examples. Of...
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Looks like NGSA 30 Years refers to a specific auction, not a pedigree or provenance....
PCGS census shows this Dav-8386 dated 1879 as population of (1), a single coin in MS63. Pretty sure that is actually this coin, now residing in a...
The next lot in the auction (also from the Jasmine collection) and also PCGS AU55, was a Piastre from Tuscany struck for: (from Britannica...
Had not noticed that, but you're right, different Davenport number. Looks like the obverse is essentially the same, different reverse design....
Looks like HA uses the term Piastre as well, though NGC uses the abbreviation Pia. Interesting observation though, as I too generally think of...
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