During the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the silver mine owners made a fortune. The government bought up their excess product...
Yes, I've lost track of the quarter varieties since the State Quarter series ended. I was really interested in the State Quarters. The territories...
The commemorative half dollars used to be priced so that YNs could afford them. The mint even marketed them in educational cards which allowed the...
PCV damage is not organic. It does not spread like a cancer. It is confined to where the chemicals are.
At $31 an ounce for silver times 1.5 equals $46.50. Add to that $15 for the base metal coins and striking costs, you have $61.50. Call it $70....
It really get me that the mint has raised the price of the silver Proof set from $130 to $150 because of the price of silver. I have had trouble...
I have wondered about this situation also. Some of it make no sense to me, but here's what I know of the history, in a "Readers' Digest" version....
Good luck finding something that is strictly a U.S. coin to link up with 1787. I can't think of anything. I'll jump the gun with a Bank of New...
It looks like it may have been cleaned. Even if it doesn't get a straight grade, it's worth getting certified. The mintage was a bit under...
From what I have read, and this was years ago, there was an old guy at the mint who claimed he'd found a way to make dies faster. That might well...
Here is an example HTT - 24, Low - 60 and DeWhitt CE 1838-18. It is slightly scarce. It's one of those pieces you will now and then but not a...
I should have recalled Laura Fraser. I have admired her work for a long time.
The transition pattern half dimes and half dimes of 1959-60. The Pan-Pac octagonal and round $50 gold coins. I think that Thomas Sully made...
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Not quite. I view the 1792 half disme as the first U.S. coin. With a mintage of at least 1,500 and perhaps up to 2,000, there are too many of them...
I would vote counterfeit. The lettering looks strange to me. Here are two 1925-D coins that I have. NGC graded this one MS-65. [ATTACH] This...
Yes, it's Nova Eborac. Given that the Red Book price is $50 in AG-3, and this piece is a bit lower than that, I would say that it's not...
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Your coin has EF sharpness, but the scratches in right obverse field will make it into a "details" grade piece. Note that the "BE" in "LIBERTY" is...
The grading is different for the Seated Dollar. The letters in “LIBERTY” are higher in the design, especially in the center of the word, and wear...
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