Your idea a of three cent multiple chart is a good one. The Spanish system, with the pieces of eight, had far more influence in The United States...
The color is great, but the rims are a mess. It’s still a junk box item.
I see evidence of friction in the right and left in the right and left obverse fields and to a lesser extent, the reverse. You can see original...
No there was no break in the issuance of the half dime. Only the design changed.
Sorry, but I am not 100% sure about that. There appears to a group of marks in the mint mark area. [ATTACH] I am not saying that the mint mark...
My grade would be EF-40, but I imagine that it's higher than that. I would say EF-45, but it has a few more marks in the fields than I would like...
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One of my big purchases at the Winter FUN Show was this Feuchtwanger three cent piece that features "the defiant eagle." [ATTACH] This one of...
It's a hard series to complete because of the dates from 1863 to 1872 which are mostly available as Proofs. The 1873 is only known in Proof....
The Grey Sheet says that the 1909 to 1933 set is worth $1,449.40 in Fine and $1,795.95 in VF. How they get that precise in value is beyond me. Add...
Here is a George III half penny. I think you can see by the profile who is on the Georgius Triumpho copper. Of course, the British probably had no...
Unfortunately for those with more limited knowledge and not in contact with this string of messages, these things are immoral. That’s especially...
Yes, the cheek is too smooth to be only an MS-62 grade. The face looks more like a 1921 Morgan Dollar and the reverse lost the breast feather...
I should probably give this book a second look. I remember seeing a grading book by Bowers over 10 years ago. I didn’t buy it because I had the...
They may have been taking pot shots at the monarchy. The American Revolutionary War cost the British a fortune. It came on the heals of the French...
The Type II is tougher, but the Type III is a little easier.
Experienced collectors and dealers can identity modern Proof coins by sight, with or without the packaging. Some 19th century coins, which are...
Here is a little tutorial for you on Proof set packaging. This 1950 set is in an after market Capital Plastics holder. [ATTACH] This set...
Here is an example of the 1795 Off-Center Bust Dollar. This mistake was only made in 1795. All pieces dated 1796 are counterfeits. These bad...
There’s one there now. If it has a reeded edge and is the off-center variety dated 1796, there’s no way it’s real. Bust Dollars never had a reeded...
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