The date is on the master tool that is used to make the die that strikes the coins. There were different dates on the master tools that were used...
Cousins to the doubled die coins are the 1942 over 1 P and D dimes. During die sinking process, the first hub strikes on the working dies were...
A hub looks like the finished coin. It is used to sink the design features into the working die, which is to strike coins. It takes three...
MS-63 slab grade. This is a tough coin. It beats the devil out of mine which is graded AU-58.
“In God we trust,” was also not above the eagle in 1847.
I have bought gold coins, but at numismatic prices.
I’m afraid you are right. When I was a kid in the 1960s, the official government price, $35 an ounce, was too high for most of the decade. In the...
Yes, today it probably is graded at least AU-58, if not Mint State. It is an AU-58 if almost all of the luster is intact. It might even be in an...
I think that the Grey Sheet calls it "rounded rays." Although it's a more common variety with an R-3 rating, the Club or Rounded rays brings a...
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It's been my experiences that die bulges on gold like that, especially from the Philadelphia Mint, are quite uncommon. That's why I didn't like...
That grade seems a little generous. There must be more luster on the piece than is showing in the photo. Still it seems to have more wear than an...
It was not made in 1804, but it was one of the first 1804 dollars made. In 1834, the U.S. State Department asked for a few sets of coins to be...
@Jim Dale, sometimes, if you wait a few years, you can buy some modern issues in the secondary market for less than the mint’s issue prices. This...
I can't see the "CC" mint mark on it. Whatever it is, it's been heavily polished, and I'm thinking counterfeit. If you look at the write-up, it...
I go to the FUN shows, and I mostly buy in Heritage auctions. There are only two local dealers in my area. One doesn't have much that grabs my...
From my limited experience with paper, I think you grade range is pretty accurate. It has nice bright colors, which I like, but the "folds" go...
I find these "break away empires within the Roman Empire" interesting. Postumus started another one, the Gallic Empire, in 260. Here are the...
I have examples of the Gordian I and Gordian II coins. Unfortunately, I think that the OP coin has a copied look to it. The only solutions are to...
I have gotten away from buying new offerings from the mint. I have stopped buying the new modern commemorative coins and have sold the pieces that...
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