Yea, I am one of those guys who doesn’t appreciate a nice Ike, except for the Proofs and 40% silver Uncs. I am not a fan of most all the Ikes that...
Sometimes true … sometimes not true. I have made and lost money on coins. When I was a dealer, I almost always made money. It’s harder to make...
A few observations. When I was a dealer at a show, and a potential customer asked me if he could take a coin to another dealer to ask his...
In 1892, Grover Cleveland became the first and only U.S. president who was elected to two, non consecutive terms. Cleveland lost the 1888 election...
Yes.
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The Gallic Empire was an "empire within an empire" that lasted from 260 to 274. There were four emperors during that time, one of whom lasted for...
Benjamin Harrison, who was president from 1889 to 1893, was the grandson of William Henry Harrison. As you can see, there have been more "in the...
Paramount Auctions graded this one AU-50 in 1973. It's an 1806 half dollar. [ATTACH]
This one made into an NGC VF-30 holder. It's over graded in that holder, but it's still got good color for the type. This is the Periods Variety,...
William Henry Harrison is best remembered as the president who lived for only month. Ironically his 1840 election campaign produced more political...
The irritating aspect of “True View” is that it makes coins look better than they are. I view it as something akin to the “glamor shots” for the...
It appears to be short on the “red” part of “R&B” in my opinion. I am also not a fan of the toning spot in front of the bridge of Lincoln’s nose....
The simple answer is no. It’s not attractive to most collectors.
It may have been stored in a leather wallet with reverse pointed at the cowhide.
Back when the State Quarters were just finishing up in 2010, there was a book about the designs and the history they covered. That would be a...
I just checked PCGS Coin Facts. The highest grade PCGS has given to both issues is MS-67+Red. The prices they put on those are $8,250 for the...
CAC is good, but it’s not perfect. It can save you from making a mistake, provided you don’t way over pay, perhaps 98% of the time.
Registry sets for coins of this era are strictly an obsession in my opinion. The items like a 1961 cent are worth very little. The coin would...
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