I see nothing obvious which would make me not think this was a S-237 including the Reverse which shows a couple of die subtle die cracks from the...
...or passed it on to someone who didn't know ...or was obtained from the collector without consent. But I discovered after a phase of...
Almost every coin I own has fewer than 100 known of the variety. Most of the ones that aren't are even rarer die states. A few were misattributed...
Just a little semantics clarification. I meant given possession, not ownership. I was thinking about Coins which were provided to...
It's the insiders that make the premium, not the Gov't. It's NEVER the Gov't.
Rumors about black market items will always far exceed the rumors of actual transactions. Most start because historically, extremely rare items...
I see no difference between the US Mint and any PRIVATE MINT Issue anymore. They are both tokens now. The US Mint has lost it's way and is now...
It depends: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] But none have value BECAUSE of the holes, but despite the holes.
Or well placed fingerprint...
Surfaces were very nice. But at a minimum there was a weak strike on the reverse. Since all MS grades are UNC, strike issues have to be part of...
A legitimate lender requires a Title Insurance Policy to insure THEM the Title is good. You have to prove you have good title. This is a...
This is the item used to explain how shysters could legally prey on unsuspecting immigrants. They simply used a Quit-Claim Deed. It's legal, but...
That's the point. Nobody PAID that money. That's what was ASKED.
Flying Eagles - I assume the 1868s are a typo and 1858s are what you meant. Small Cents are usually what is referenced by the term Flying Eagle,...
Oh! One more thing. Just remember that you will sometimes find a common ordinary item on an auction site for a ridiculous amount of money like a...
The difference is in how it was made. There are a couple things which make it desirable and thus valuable. One are MINT caused variations or...
I love it when the questions become numismatic rather than financial. But I am biased.
These remind me of the pocket change of my youth. Now they are "finds." I'm not sure what's worse, getting old or not getting old.
I'm always leery of such differences on early series that I am unfamiliar with. You don't know how many dies were used and whether there were more...
Based on numerous example of recent finds of rare and valuable numismatic items, Congressmen and Mint Directors should have their belongings...
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