Most historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the Civil War. Yet, the subject appears on only a few Civil War tokens. There are also...
Yea, right. You do realize that there are only, I think, three examples known of the American version of that. The British version is much easier,...
If you have access to a projector and a laptop with “Power Point,” you might consider downloading some of Jack D. Young’s photos of counterfeit...
I hate auctions. I bid in a political items auctions, and I was the underbidder on all the lots that I didn’t get. I tried to buy a Julius...
The Chinese can’t just be pleased with making a totally fake 2021 Peace Dollar and slab. They make it into a “first day of issue” as well. It...
The government hated they too. The government took millions of them out of circulation. I remember seeing pictures of large numbers of them...
I have a high graded, high priced early U.S. coin that is bent and straight graded. How did that happen? Was it too rare to fail? Maybe. Yea, I...
It is tough to spot that it is bent from a photo.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is a complete set of wartime cents. Capital Plastics never made a holder like this to my knowledge, probably because the...
That one is original, but the zinc is oxidizing as it is prone to do.
Look at my MS-66. I guess you could call that luster, but I've never seen "a blazer" unless it's been messed with. Zinc is a lousy coinage metal....
The reverse is definitely not the same coin. The obverse is.
Don't hold your breath. That is a rare and tough one. I was very happy to find this one quite a few years ago when I was a dealer. This is a...
The big concern that coin dealers (and collectors should have) have is to be followed home and robbed. The longest trek I heard was when crooks...
When a historical figure is totally wrong about a major issue, like slavery, some people try to use the catch phrase, “he’s stupid.” Doing that,...
These coins can't have mint luster perse. They have a dull shine from the zinc coating. If you strip off the zinc, the steel underneath might be...
If there were any Proof Standing Liberty Quarters, they would be Matte Proofs. The PCGS Coin Facts site does not list any. Walter Breen stated...
@Mountain Man sent me a PDS set of 1943 steel cents that had been reprocessed. Since I have seen some collectors who are confused by these pieces,...
Sorry, but no. One would wear it only if one were not concerned about having someone follow you home. Years ago, I remember seeing an old guy...
Okay, it's not April 1, but here is what it sort of would have looked like had the mint issued any Standing Liberty Quarters in Brilliant Proof....
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