If you don’t think it’s been cleaned, spend some time looking at the fields in front of Ms. Liberty’s face. There are other areas, but those are...
I am not much of a "toner collector." I have rarely paid a premium for it, which is why I don't have many "toner" coins. Too many pieces are like...
I have seen a lot of 1970-S Proof cents that have developed that type of toning in the government package. I don't know if it has something to do...
I will limit my purchases to the annual silver Proof set to keep my date run going. I would have almost been able to buy the set from my local...
Yes, the dip solution is not properly rinsed from coin, you will get discoloration like this. I have a couple silver coins that show this problem.
Here is the coin that got the Liberty Seated design started, the 1836 Gobrecht Dollar with the original coin rotation of the dies. [ATTACH]...
No tongue-in-cheek at all. I hated the looks of that coin, and it would have brought no premium on any site. Here is a bad Proof coin I did send...
Dream on. The coin was a piece of crap. No one wanted nice examples of this coin. Pieces that were less were bullion.
The big disappointment for me with the mint, besides the rising prices, is the poor quality. I’m not saying that everything should be PR or MS-70,...
Here are some Sanitary Fair Civil War tokens. The Sanitary Commission was a private group which raised funds to pay for medical and cleaning...
Given the high prices the mint charges these days, every Proof coin should be virtually perfect. The 2024 silver set I received had a mark on the...
There are no Proof 1967 Kennedy Half Dollars. The only special treatment they received was for the Special Mint Sets, which are not considered to...
A Proof coin can be worn down to the point where you can't tell if it is a Proof or not. Most Proofs that have been worn down to a grade like...
I should also post this piece, the Commonwealth shilling. This piece was issued when Massachusetts started their coinage when English Puritans...
The small planchet Pint Tree Shillings marked the end of the series. These pieces were generally well made, and are the easiest pieces of...
No, it's corroded than therefore has environmental damage. Nickel collectors need to get this "black beauty" phrase out of their brains. When...
That's not bad for $20. I hate to tell you, but I paid $3 for my first one. That was in the early 1960s. Today that $3 is more like $30 in today's...
King “what’s his name” was Charles II. His father had been executed by people who were sympathetic to the Massachusetts colonists. Charles was...
If it’s genuine, there is no such thing as a “poor Willow Tree coin.” The coin was struck with dies that moved during the process. All of them,...
All of the dated Massachusetts silver pieces are dated 1652, except for the Oak Tree two pence which is dated 1662. I believe that was the year...
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