Ok, I am a collector of GB later pre-decimal copper and silver primarily & bid somewhat actively at auction with an occasional purchase of US...
Well, quite a few years ago I found in Malta a likely very rare 1976 matte unc. 50 cents, but also a 25 cents. I had the 50c graded at PCGS and it...
LOL, of course I know what they are as I bought them from Spink many years ago on their once-great SNC circular; as it is past history I will say...
This coin back at last from NGC, and quite scarce in mint state with none at PCGS and only the single better "62" at NGC and then this coin as...
OK here are two coins that seem to be common enough. Are they? Photos are rather less than I'd hoped, and the two graded MS64 and MS63 at PCGS &...
This was gotten at auction and will photograph when in hand. I wanted to “bookend” my Vicky Young Head halfcrowns - I have previously shown the...
Here are pictures comparing a couple of the coins: ordinary bit superior quality 1966 Five Dollar coin - [ATTACH] “New” 1966 Proof: [ATTACH]...
OK, this set is exactly as described and I am well familiar with the Bahamas coins 1966 through 1998, or at least most of them. 1966 was the first...
Uggh, hate the contexts of that "fake news" term, but thanks for the rundown. Do you have a picture of the Vatican reproduction?
The former. Maybe you are better received than most but without going into particulars, the two TPGs have not been that receptive to missives in...
I have occasionally let my ego get the best of me and thought about entering the fray of "Registry Sets" at PCGS and NGC. Well, I looked at a...
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The "Le Grand" Mint in, I believe, Germany has been striking a huge number of coins authorized by Cameroon. How they chose an Hindu goddess I...
Not quite sure as there were some other mints involved. If you look at Krause 2020 the 20 centimos and the One Peso in 1975 they were struck at...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] FYI: you can still find some things on eBay. I recently got this 6 coin set that is mostly matte (FM) issues and then a...
That was a 2008 thread so no this was not a new addition. General thoughts on the 1902 sets/coins was as stated previously.
It was stated at that time (2008 and before) that the dies were blasted when at least with the post-1902 issues it was the struck planchets that...
I guess what was interesting is that the coin came with the set and virtually untouched for 40 years. The bronze was minimally toned but also no...
So this coin ended up graded Proof 61 Matte at PCGS. Must say I was a bit shocked by that and entirely disagree.....
Interesting points - actually there seems to be a variance in these mattes and have been fortunate to see pretty much all of them save the Edward...
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