I would keep the piece that appeals to you more.
As a retired dealer, I can tell you that is mostly a fallacy. Unless an item is heavy and cheap, the successful dealer knows that there will be...
The really expensive stuff has gone up too. PCGS Coin Facts says my 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle is worth $1.5 million. :woot: Yea right. :yawn:...
I bought a lot of expensive items during the 2010 to ‘14 time period. Just about everything I bought dropped in price. Now they are headed back...
$20 doesn’t buy much of anything in U.S. coins from this era these days. I was shocked to do $50 price tags on common variety Civil War tokens at...
It’s too early to predict the weather, but in general the temperatures should be in the mid to high 70s. If there is rain, it should not last...
I don't see any rub on that coin. Sometimes to the dies were not filled which left you tiny spots of unstruck metal on the high points. The only...
I was looking at the 1907 High Relief in PCGS MS-66, CAC....
Here is high graded 1852-D gold dollar, which shows the full "D." [ATTACH]
G-VG sharpness, but cleaned. Sorry.
Collectors only looked at dates until the mid 1890s. There was an article by a man named Heath who got the mint mark thing started then. If you...
Most of the stuff that sells cheap is stuff most collectors don't want or will only buy at a discount. I don't know how it is now, but when I was...
I see a rim dent between “AM” in “AMERICAN” on the reverse. But overall the coin is remarkable. Still, at $127,000, it should be remarkable.
I have never thought much about removing smoke smells from coins. The only time I remember someone sniffing a coin was when an exonumia dealer...
Here is a genuine example of the "spade guinea." There is a note in the Spink British coin guide that one should be aware of counterfeits dated...
I collect by Roman emperor, starting with Julius Caesar, who was actually a dictator, not an emperor. I maintain a notebook which contains...
This little book for Whitman might help you get started. It provides an overview of Greek and Roman imperial coins. It lists for $14.95. I had a...
What did you want to find? Perhaps I could give you some guidance as to which dealers might have it. I have been going to big shows since the...
Here is a siiqua of Valens. [ATTACH] D N VALENS P F AVG “Our lord Valens, patriotic and dutiful Augustus” VRUS ROMA “City of Rome.” Roma seated...
Yes, there are some "nice looking" struck copies of the Massachusetts copper. The "trouble" with them is that they look too good, thank goodness....
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