Can someone please provide guidance as to attribution? I acquired this specimen today from a dealer in Vienna VA. I used my new axial lighting...
Is it only me, but has anyone else noticed that larger and larger percentage of the decent specimens on ebay are now mostly listing as BINs?...
Folks - Can anyone recommend a reference source for attributing "Isle of Man" pence and halfpence for the period of 1722-1733? I have a hard...
I was perusing ebay and came across a questionable "Virginia Halfpenny" up for sale: The guy wants $5K or best offer! He's using metal tweezers...
I read briefly that Tatham Stamp & Coin minted re-strikes of the Massachusetts ½ Cent and Cent coppers during the 1950's. I did a bit of...
Out of [morbid, perhaps] curiosity (and not trying to stir politics or controversy), I did a little bit of research into whether or not BP has...
After the panic of 1837 and the subsequent 5 year depression thereafter, known as the Hard Times, Lewis Feuchtwanger issued tokens made of German...
To many it is known that William Wood was responsible for the Rosa Americana and Hibernia coinage; The Rosa America for use in the American...
I have been taking a bit of a look at Feuchtwanger Cents lately... Do any folks know if there were multiple obverse and reverse dies used in the...
Went out today and bought a few early coppers. One is a Fugio; It is holed. While examining it, I determined that it was only very recently...
Here is a specimen of a Rhode Island Ship Medal that sold for 292.50 on ebay tonight. Though in my focal area of interest, I'm not particularly...
Friendly FYI folks... IMO the following auction is of a replica Massachusetts cent:...
My take on this specimen is that it is a slight weak strike, as the obverse and reverse devices are not as sharp as the mottos. There is some...
Here's a Nova Eborac on ebay. It's one thing that the specimen is in an SEG slab, but the "grocery-store" price-tag takes the cake! If anyone is...
Pictured is a 1740 George II Halfpenny that I arrived yesterday. Pursuant to Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 135, Coinage for Colonial...
Friendly FYI... not sure if the mods are aware of this... came across this by happenstance while doing some research......
Obama's Plan to Downgrade Faces Protest from Laundromat Owners. Should U.S. Drop the Penny? Interesting, the article states that there exists...
I see that this seller has a lot of Colonial and Early American specimens available. For example:...
Pictured is a Georgius Triumpho Copper. I acquired it the other day, and have just have gotten around to diagnostics and photographing. Of the...
To anyone who has seen the optical phenomena I am describing, it is hard to describe... it has a subdued, yet "sparkly", "glisten" look to it......
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