“Feeding the beast” is actively collecting these thing in quantity because you like them, not for educational purposes. It also involves actively...
Yes, that counterfeit of the certified 1872-S half dollar is dangerous as hell. You would have to be very familiar with the real thing to spot it....
I am sure that many of the CWT rarity ratings need to be revised, usually downward. As for the replacement of the worn out die with a “like die”...
The variety in the OP is rated as a R-9 which means there are less than ten known. There is not much chance that this piece was issued as an...
To me a "contemporary counterfeit" is a Mahin's Mills piece that was made in the 1780s during the same time period that the genuine coins were...
For those who don't know about the "shattered Indian" variety, here it is. This piece is not at all scarce. How did it last for that long? Not...
Some contemporary counterfeits have value as a piece of history from centuries ago. The Omaga counterfeits were made to rip off collectors off...
It's a quarter dollar, not a half dollar, but it's still interesting.
Not as much fun as the previous postings, but this is a classic Massachusetts CWT that comes in the 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent denominations. [ATTACH]
Sorry, I can't get by the PCGS Registry sign-in today. All they want me to do is create a new account. Please try this one instead....
I set up one for my Classic Head $5 gold coins. My other PCGS sets don’t amount to much because I have too many NGC graded coins.
Don't get too attached to the top coin. It's not good. Given the base grade, which is EF-AU, you shouldn't get hurt of you pay a fair price for...
Alexander Hamilton also thought that the small coin would benefit the poor. It would allow them to buy smaller quantities that could fit their...
Here are the two later Roman coins that were similar to the denarius. Argenteus, Maximian I [ATTACH] Siliqua, Julian II [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The 1808 half cent is slightly scarce in VF-20 and below. It quite to very scarce in the high grades. The standard procedure for the 19th...
If I were writing the auction catalog for those two coins, I'd call the first "ugly" and the second one "hideous."
Sorry, that is not true. The 19th century equivalents of the “hyperbaric chamber” were the U.S. mint bags which housed Morgan Dollars deep in...
The half cent is answer is easy. The coin was never popular, and as evidenced by the high grades seen for the last type, the Braided Hair, the...
Since I am not a VAM collector, this piece looks like a cull 1878-S dollar to me. The legends are weak, and the highest parts of the design have...
The siliqua was another attempt to bring back a quality silver coin in the 4th century.
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