I have always had an affinity for these coins, ever since I read about the "Diving Goose" variety in the first coin magazine I ever bought, back...
Well, a quarter eagle can look like it's smaller than a dime, even though it's about the same size. But a 1902-S? I don't have my Redbook handy,...
Well, I guess I can sit on this one a while longer, then, until she gets the notice she deserves:ohya:
Explanation of grade I think the most common explanation of the grade would probably be "Because it just is!"
I came across this coin while examining my collection. In his Catalogue of US and Colonial Coins, Breen calls this a repunched mintmark and says...
Speaking of cuds I've been wondering about this 1867 3-cent piece for a while now
I had probably $800 in coins that I had accumulated and deposited in my checking account. I thought I had checked them thoroughly, but after I...
2002 Louisiana quarter These scans don't really do it justice, but here are a couple of pics of the Louisiana quarter I mentioned upthread. Does...
I got the same impression. The surface is very rough, and is a terrible place to set a coin on.
If I had bags dating back that far, I would first check for uncirculated, error, and better date coins-- two or three times, to make sure I hadn't...
The thing is, if silver does go to $100 in the near future, it will be another aberration, like in the 1979-80 era. I am closely involved with the...
You're right about the simplified character for yen-- it came into use on coins and paper money after the Kanji reformation of the early post-war era.
I don't think it's the character for Yen' [円] since that unit of currency wasn't adopted until 1870 or so. I think it looks like more like "ta"...
Silver prices versus gold price Not necessarily-- there is a lot more silver being mined than gold, and these days silver is more often than...
I found a 1995 doubled die in a bag of pennies. I also found a Louisiana quarter with a really strange-looking obverse-- it looks like a thin...
In this case, I would spell it F-A-K-E And if it's not fake, then it still has a lot of problems, including not only the repair at 10-11...
Athenian owl I would also prefer to have the older style, but given the choice between that high grade stylized owl coin and a worn older...
Inflation and gold What are you using as a basis year for the inflation rate? In 1932, gold was 20.67 per ounce. According to the inflation...
I had two 1907 $10 Indians that I had graded by PCGS. One came back as an AU-58, the other came back as an MS-61. I covered up the grades and...
I beg to differ about your statement. First of all, the price of silver does not rise in tandem with the price of gasoline. Sometimes a dollar in...
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