I have four. My fairly new type set coin. It is a PR-64. I had wanted a Proof Trade Dollar for a long time. This one is a Proof only issue with a...
The 1955 Doubled Die Obverse Cent made its first Red Book appearance in the 13th edition in 1959. It was priced at $50 in Unc. and $30 in Extra...
I think I have identified the piece for you. Here it is beside a half dollar. It is about 34 mm in diameter while a half dollar is officially 30.6...
I would pay off the mortgage faster. You are buying real estate, which is a good investment, especially since you are living on it, which makes...
Do they fit in NGC boxes? PCGS has always been "holder specific" with their boxes. You could put NGC coins in them, but they never fit very well.
I believe that you have one of these medals. [ATTACH] This is a miniture of a Buchanan Indian Peace Medal. The U.S. mint sold these 50 and more...
I don’t trust auction houses. You do. Point taken. The spirit of the OP was, is there an auction house you trust? There are small auctions, like...
I saw a double eagle that I really liked in a CAC slab. Trouble is, I didn't like the price which was more than would have paid for the same thing...
I have been collector for 65 years, and was a dealer for about 14 years. I made money as a dealer, which included both the wholesale and retail...
Here is my example a Valerian antoninianus. [ATTACH] Antoninianus of Valerian, Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG “Emperor caesar Publius...
I don't have two ends of the spectrum in my collection, but I do have this unfortunate piece. This token is made of iron that was recovered from...
As I remember it, these coins contain a lot of nickel and are hard as iron. They don't show much wear in circulation, even after a number of years.
Maybe, but it could even be a counterfeit. It's hard to believe that any one would go to the trouble. If it does not have the clad copper area on...
Collectors are not the problem. Many of us could care less about the clad stuff, nickels, cents made of zinc and the stuff they use to make...
As I reach the end of the various Roman Emperors I can add to my collection (The guys in the 400s are very tough.), I realized that I did not have...
The big trouble with silver is that it's bulky and takes up a lot room for the value. You can easily fill a safe deposit box and only have a small...
I have done something similar for my imperial Roman and British coins and my 19th century American presidential election tokens. The difference is...
I did something similar with Indian Cents when I was in high school. I eventually completed the set, but lost interest in it in the 1970s. I wish...
When you get below MS-64, the question is, will it be physical marks are spots. The spots is not in the optic center on the coin.
I have been gradually working on a set of large cents by die variety. I'll probably never finish it because the a decent 1799 is out of range, but...
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