It was a disappointment because a couple of dealers I like were not there.
No, it’s in an NGC graded coin. It’s been dipped, which is a turn-off the purists. The coin looks better than most pieces graded MS-61.
Here is as close as I will ever get to a 1909-VDB in Matte Proof, a 1909 Plain in Matte Proof. [ATTACH]
It’s a matter of a very low mintage and a hoarder who was able to corner a considerable number of the surviving population. This person had over...
I voted VF-20. Sorry, but I am not a fan of the first one.
Here is my best Feuchwanger cent. [ATTACH] I won this one for an exhibit at a FUN show a few years ago. [ATTACH] This is the most common of...
Years ago, I don't agree with that. The really nice looking $20 gold pieces in MS-62 to 64, which were not chopped up, had a numismatic premium. I...
I have a low end Unc. in MS-61. I had hoped to get a better one. Maybe someday ... [ATTACH]
If you post pictures, I might be able to help you with your Indian Peace medals. I have the reference books, and I have a few pieces. The...
It's been my experience with U.S. medals that the older ones are heavier, but I am not the grand expert in this area. Here's another 19th century...
Many 19th century medals have the "mohogney finish," which is a rich attrative brown. Around the turn of the last century (early 1900s), the mint...
Me too. I have a firm policy. If the pictures are bad, I don't even consider bidding. Taking decent, but not necessarily great, pictures of coins...
I have one that is similar. [ATTACH] Denarius of Trajan, Obverse: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M (Sear legend D) Translation: “Emperor...
Gobrecht's original artwork was better. The mint brought in Robert Ball Hughes to redo it, perhaps because his modified design resulted in longer...
Your coin looks good, but don’t assume it’s real because of the date. The crooks can create other dates as well. One of the early Chinese...
Jack, your latest acquisition in AU-58 is the most troubling. They really got the artificial toning down on that one. If you had collected half...
I have read that the planchets which were used for the 1799 cents were soaked in seawater before they arrived from England. It was common for...
Even if it were an 1887, I would scream PASS! At $150, I'd say you would be down at least $149.
Here are my pair. The 1854 half dime is graded MS-62. [ATTACH] The Vancouver is graded MS-64. [ATTACH]
I figured it to be a Summers Island (a.k.a. Bermuda), but that was mostly based on the fact that it's the only coin in the Red Book that could be...
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