Those are well thought out words, Maxfli, and very true. I wish more coin collectors would think along those lines (myself included).
I his 'Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins' Q. David Bowers makes the point that it is not easy to grade U.S colonial and post...
Thank you very much for your kind words. Much appreciated. I am really more of an old copper and bust type collector, but over the years I was...
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If you are only going to have 20, those are really quite nice and obviously thoughtfully selected coins. Congratulations! Maybe add one...
Both of these 1858 Half Dimes were purchased about 10 years ago. Both the seller and I missed the fact that these are the scarcer '1858, over...
I fully agree, the coin in the NGC slab is definitely not an 1822. This is quite a mistake to make, but possibly is only a typo.
A superb example of 1835, JR-6. Interestingly this coin is also the plate coin for the variety in the 'Bust Dime Variety Identification Guide'...
Worn out 1798's often get mistaken for 1799's, and in this case I can see why the OP initially thought that this was a '99.
spirityoda, I grade this Pfennig approx. ss- (sehr schön-) in Germany, which would be roughly F15. It does not make VF. I have had it for over 32...
In the spirit of keeping this thread going: Classic Head Cent, 1813. Three die pairings are known for this year. This is S-278, R-3. It has a few...
Yes, griffins, or eagles. They come in all shapes and sizes in german coinage. Even eagles within eagles... Here is a very scarce coin in the...
Those are some very nice minor coinage issues you have there, spirityoda. There are some very interesting pieces among the german states...
Those are both very nice coins. The Genie de la Liberte design on the Ecu is specially appealing. Regarding the weight of the Doppelter...
You seem to have a good eye for picking them, C-B-D! Here is another one of my 'el-cheapo' buys. Paid about 35 Euros ($39) for this 1842- O...
Nice 1 Mark coin, Mike with nice toning. I too collect some of the imperial issues, and particularly like the 1 and 1/2 Mark series, specially...
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