That's melt -- or at least it was. Stacking coins was not a thought for the Greeks.[ATTACH]
Your Faustinas are much nicer than mine, but here are a few of my heavier Faustinas. Fau1 at 36.3gm, Fau2 at 34.7gm, and Fau2 at 49.2gm. [ATTACH]...
"Near finest"? NO! This is the sixth-best of ten examples known to me. I turned it down at $6.5K in 1972 because it was so ugly. Actually, it...
[ATTACH] You think THAT's insane! What about this coin for over $100,000 almost a quarter century ago.[ATTACH]
WOW! GREAT article, Rex! I'd have dismissed this engraved cent out-of-hand as a post-release messed-with, but you have convinced me (and I...
No, these are 'flowlines', a common deterioration of an over-used die.
Including both obverse *AND* reverse pictures nails it. Your coin is a US cent of 1832, Newcomb 3 variety, common, graded BasalState 1. Here is...
"Many" and "Extremely Rare" are contradictory.
The head-type says 1816-1835. The ghost-third-digit looks closest to a 3, so 1830 thru 1835. Show me the reverse and we might pin it down.
Generally, anything PCGS-graded below MS63 is not MS.
For Roman I collect only sestertii -- unless a smaller-bronze portrait just grabs me. My offerings won't rival y'alls but such as I have share I...
With that size of hole I'd guess that's now an 18c piece.
Not exactly a 'coin', but my most beautiful (5oz) GMM (Gallery Mint) piece. Perseus with head of Medusa. Ron Landis' work at its best. [ATTACH]
The $1 coin-failure has been for two reasons: 1) The current size is too similar to a current 25c, and 2) The paper $1 is still there. The...
First, the FIRST US Cent was a pattern in 1792 and circulation in 1793, not 1776 -- though the colony/state of Massachusetts (not US) did make a...
My large cent collection went intact -- I could keep NONE of my cherished keepers. But I chose to buy ONE replacement to represent them ALL....
Yes. Those instruction-sessions are called "education", much as ANA's counterfeit-detection courses.
Is "Return to Sender" an option with whomever is holding the coin? If so, get the coin back and undo the sale. You might also refuse to accept...
Great exposition! Any reader who really liked this article should really LOVE my ANA presentation on Monday, 3Aug at 3pm Eastern time -- "The...
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