Okay, I’ll bite. There are four original examples of this coin which are now all accounted for. The last one to be verified was owned by...
There are collectors and, probably coin investors, who think that the CAC sticker is an iron clad guarantee that any piece which has it is...
Here is an example of THE OTHER type coin with arrows. [ATTACH]
At best it would be die wear. Die states (arbitrary notations of coin die deterioration while it is in use) can be valuable, but not for Lincoln...
Nice purchase! I am afraid that my bucket list coins have gotten to be too expensive. :sour:
This doesn’t just apply to people who were in the military. When I saw the gravestones of the Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, they had...
The "last or new" coinage, which was introduced in 1816, marked a significant change in British coinage. The weights for the gold and silver...
The quality of hammered coins can be all over the place. It's the same with machine made coins. If the dies are well made, the person doing the...
Yes, the Four Dollar Gold Pieces, also known as "Stellas," are pattern coins that were never made for circulation. I don't think that they are...
Here is a Washington Before Boston medal in copper that was struck from the original dies. Congress voted to award a gold metal to Washington in...
The No Motto $10 gold pieces are not too expensive unless you need it in Mint State. Collectors could not afford to set these coins aside in the...
I find this two pieces to be rather odd looking. Here is Lincoln with the zombie like stare. [ATTACH] I think that Ronald Reagan resembles...
If I were you, I would save the money and buy Proof sets of these coins in the mint packages. The biggest problem might be finding sellers. When I...
I just figured out that my well circulated Commonwealth Shilling is an overdate, 1562 over 1 and has a stop (period) in “Common * wealth. It’s an...
You can collect die varieties of these coins too. I bought the book by a Maurice Bull at last week's FUN show.
That is an interesting comment. For several hundred dollars more, I could have had a piece with less work done on it, but a weaker appearance....
Given the way Heritage Auctions go (I know from current and past experience), you might do better if you were to attend a major show. Believe it...
Since this is the place for coins made prior to 1600, this piece just slips under the wire. Here is a recent purchase, an Elizabeth I shilling....
There have been instances in the British series where both hammered and milled (screw press) coins were issued. Here are two sixpence from...
“Hammered” can also be a numismatic slang term for a coin that is exceptionally well struck. I imagine that @derkerlegand answered the question...
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