Here's a "With Arrows" half dime. [ATTACH] And here is an 1859 half dime. No one recognizes these coins as a separate type, but note the stars...
Yes, if the photos are bad, run don't walk. I don't care how much of a bargain it seems to be, there is a 99.99% chance that it is a trap.
Heritage had some presidential medals for sale in one of their auctions. I got out my pieces and had a good look them. I got blown out of the...
I bought the 2023 silver Proof set and the Morgan and Peace Dollars in Proof. That's it. No more for the year. Next year it will probably be only...
I bought the three piece Proof set for that one. I used to keep up with the modern commemoratives, but I pulled the plug when they came out with...
The packaging has not changed on Proof sets. For other stuff, like silver eagles and the Morgan and Peace Dollars, it's the pits. As for the...
The classic book on these die varieties was written by a guy names Newcomb. It is one of the few classic numismatic books that I don't own because...
A Proof 1874 With Arrows quarter. This is the same coin at different angles. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It could be worse. In the days before slabbing became common, I heard a story about a guy who was cutting into a cardboard coin mailer with...
I would want to make sure they go to someone who can get it right. Grading is expensive enough these days without paying for mistakes.
Bob Grellman, who a book on the late date die varieties, was a walking encyclopedia. He can take one look at these coins and attribute them. It’s...
She is far from my favorite person in history, so it does not matter to me. This is button from the 1940 presidential campaign. [ATTACH]
I think I see graffiti after "AMERICA" on the reverse. If it really is there, whatever cleaning will not matter. It will get a "details" grade.
It's from either 1936, 1940 or 1944. I would tend to lean toward 1940 and '44 because that was when FDR was re-elected to his third and fourth...
Julius Caesar was not an emperor; he was a dictator. Most people ignore that.
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, liked to be pulled by lions instead of horses. [ATTACH] Her husband preferred horsepower. [ATTACH]
It's probably better than putting acid on it. That was approach for many years. The design of the Buffalo Nickel left the date exposed. It wore...
Full Head, but it has a slight rub. It’s not Mint State, and it has some hairlines from cleaning. The white balance is off in the photo. If this...
Once you beyond the MS-64 grade, it becomes impossible to determine exact grades by number. If you coin is an MS-66, Red, it would a waste of...
The only way you can get big bucks for a very high grade zinc, copper coated cent is to get it in a PCGS MS-68 or higher holder. That is nearly...
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