Here are the two pieces in my collection. [ATTACH] This quadrigatus-didrachm was issued toward the end of the Greek coin inspired, didrachm...
I like #1 and #3. The second one is a bit scruffy. The third one is the sharpest.
The “D” is rarer and less spectacular.
If it is any help, here are photos of a Mint State graded example. The 1908-S Indian Cent is a historic piece. It was the first cent that was made...
When it comes to authenticity issues, I wouldn’t trust anything these days. It’s more fun for a crook to add an “S” to 1909 Indian or 1909-VDB,...
It does not get too much of a chuckle from me because it's got the right date on it for the variety. Therefore, it's more dangerous. The Bust too...
Congratulations! I think that the Walking Liberty Half Dollar is one of the great designs in the U.S. coin series. I would never dream of trying...
It could be something simple like sticking the coin under a table leg to keep it from rocking.
I have not used coin albums in the conventional sense for U.S. coins for many decades. I use Eagle brand albums for my political items collection...
I think that it has been crushed in some way. The design devices seem to have been flattened by something other than normal wear.
Sorry, but not really in this condition. The 1912-D nickel begins to become a better date in VF and better. The pieces in Good sell for common...
PCGS Coin Facts says the retail value of the 1855 $10 gold in EF-40 is $1,600. You did okay because today’s PCGS EF-40 might not be as good. I...
I have a PCGS MS-63 for a type coin. I would love to get a Proof, but the prices have been too high. I sold a really nice Proof when I was a...
Copper is the most reactive of the three classic coinage metals. It can take on many shades. The early large cent expert, Dr. William Sheldon,...
It depends upon how you want to define low mintage. Is it the lowest mintage for a date and mint combination in The Red Book, or the estimated...
You can start with a box of twenty, but as a 70+ year old collector who has been at it since the 1960s, the number of boxes gets much bigger. I...
Yes, having been dumb enough to get caught up in those, I know what you mean. Thank goodness the dumb one I was involved in was a very scarce coin...
Sorry, not even close. Here is the one in my type set. It's graded MS-66. It would not be worth grading today. I paid $25 for it, to fill the...
I think that the color will hold it back. In the old days, it would have been a VF-35 or so. If the color were even, it would be at least EF-45,...
Here are some of the Prohibition buttons that I have. I don't have a "devil" example. This was a major argument for Prohibition in the 'teens....
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