The American Revolutionary War, guinea dated 1776. The guinea was the most popular British gold coin during this period. It was worth 21...
Here's an example of how popular the inaugural medals could be. When Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term in 1940, the inaugural...
The implication is that you can be fooled for a very low price.
For those who have not studied early U.S. dollars, the only early piece that the bust of Liberty too far to the left was dated 1795. If it's dated...
No, it's okay. The "D" on the 1932-D Quarter is in higher relief than normal. It often is a dirt catcher and sometimes kind of blobby.
This 1905 Theodore Roosevelt piece is regarded as either the #1 or #2 most desirable inauguration medal. The 1921 Harding medal is much rarer, but...
Your silver 25th anniversary piece is interesting. The 1953 inaugural medal in silver marked the first time that the silver medals were offered to...
@fretboard, here are the 1897 and 1901 McKinley inaugural medals. In 1897, and for the two previous inaugurals, the official medal was mounted on...
When I was a dealer, I made specialty for asking for and filling want lists. It was a good way to do business because the vast majority of times,...
It seems that Trump does not have officicial inaugural medal. In the past the medals have been used as fund raisers for the inaugural events, but...
Here is the 19th century version of the Millard Fillmore Indian Peace medal. This piece has a diameter of 76 mm (about 3 inches), and is listed in...
From what I have read, the 1856 Flying Eagle Cents were struck as Mint State (business strike) pieces. The pieces struck in 1857 and later were...
Proofs of U.S. coins dated before 1858 are as scarce as hen’s teeth, except for 1836 to 9 dated Gobrecht Dollars. You will pay 5 figure prices for...
The “scratches” are marks that were probably on the planchet before the piece was struck. The quality of the dies that the mint made to strike...
This is a reduced sized version of the Millard Fillmore Indian peace medal. It is modern creation that the mint once sold for $1 each with an eye...
Here is mine. [ATTACH] Denarius of Diadumenian as caesar, Obverse: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAE “Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus caesar.” Reverse:...
Funny, I too bought a Faustina Junior coin, as my first ancient piece in 2025, as well although it is a denarius. [ATTACH] Denarius of Faustina...
I bought this 1828 large cent from an EAC dealer at the recent FUN show. He graded it AU-50 EAC net grade to 40+ with "great color." What do you...
P.T. Barnum made a forture with "humbugs." He was the most flamboyant American showman of the 19th century. He became famous for Barnium's museum...
Token collectors have driven the prices for the "Good for a Scent" token to the moon. Here's one that is even more interesting because it has...
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