I just picked this Proof 1882 Shield Nickel (Proof Mintage 3100) up after a bit of negotiation, I'm curious to see if it looks better in hand....
Well, I think maybe I'm there in terms of a "Complete Set", there are some reverse / inverted mintmarks I'll probably add but boy, this feels like...
Well, they keep paying me and I'm getting a bonus this month, so I pulled the trigger on what seemed like a great opportunity for me to complete...
Just picked this up. It's my first nicer example of a Liberty V Nickel and I think she's radiant! What would you rate her? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I find the coins of countries that no longer exist rather interesting. From the 1929 Puffin and Half-Puffin copper coins of the short lived...
I thought it would be fun to start with Fireworks (Ft. McHenry 5 oz silver hockey puck) Following the burning of the Nation’s capitol and other...
I'm a "Free" member of NGC and I've contacted them regarding coins / tokens that I was interested in that they previously certified, and was...
I just picked up a little 1/4 gold Noble hammered coin from the reign of Henry VI, he was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1422 to 1461...
Elephants have around 150,000 muscle units in their trunk. Their trunks are perhaps the most sensitive organ found in any mammal - Asian...
Hi all, I hope it's okay to post a coupon (Wizard said it was okay with them) - if you buy 5 things through Wizard's ebay store they are giving...
Well it's payday tomorrow, and it will be a nice one (I think every payday is pretty great) and I'm trying to decide on something neat. Usually I...
In the entire history of half dollars, there have probably been few more interesting and diverse years than 1807. It was a year when collectors...
Wikipedia: Bryan Money is a term used by numismatists to refer to tokens and medals associated with William Jennings Bryan's platform during the...
Well I've been working a lot of OT and my son and me have this SLQ collection - I like early quarters and halves in general, so I finally pulled...
I'm a bit concerned about this green stuff, please observe the date - the top of the 9 and the 2 on this 1921 Standing Liberty Quarter. Is it old...
I saw this and was curious, how has the surface been altered? Has it been smoothed? Tooled? What does "altered surface" mean in this case? I...
I finally have a Draped Bust Half Dollar! I've been working a lot lately, and won an auction that didn't go too crazy (in the $250 neighborhood)...
According to PCGS, in the past the United States has struck coins for Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belgian Congo, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,...
It was surprisingly easy - I googled it and it helped that this ANACS slab has the inset on each side, I just used a flat head screwdriver to...
I'm hoping these are all upgrades to our SLQ set - a 1924D (currently we have a VG10, Details Scratched), a possibly Full Head 1917D, type 1...
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