I like many, many of his original creations, but just changing the date on a Peace Dollar? Nope.
I occasionally drop into my LHS and grab a handful of respectable coins for a few dollars apiece, and at that price, the consideration whether I...
Well, you typically run into a few oddballs at shows that march to the beat of a different drummer.
What is that thing??
Mr. Murphy is a well-respected dealer of ancients, and a scholar to boot. Definitely a trusted source for authentic coins.
I have a certain fondness for them because I was a young collector (eight years old) when they first came out, and I could get them in circulation...
Trade Dollar all the way. I don't dislike Morgans, but when I look at all the 19th-century pattern dollars, I always wonder why they went with the...
A very well-written article.
Were they trying to mimic or parody Brenner's bust? Because either way, FAIL!
Would you rather have unlimited free submissions to your favorite TPG, or $10,000 a year extra, to spend on coins that must stay raw?
That's going to be tough for the collectors of BU moderns. 99% of my collection is ancient, and can be handled directly with no ill affects, so...
No brainer - Vegas. You could have some serious fun losing that $5000. Losing a St. Gaudens? Not so much fun.
Would you rather collect only three-cent silvers, or only three-cent nickels?
Yes, it does, and anyway, you could wrap that sucker in a towel and hammer it out straight. :wacky:
One expensive one. I'm not a hoarder, so quantity isn't a priority.
Would you rather own a coin of great rarity that's bent? Or own the same coin that's holed? (The grades being otherwise equal.) You have no other...
Most of my eBay sales have been in the $50 - $100 range. I've used a small bubble envelope, and wrapped the coin in several layers of newspaper....
Obverse legend is clipped on coin 5, but I think it's Constantius II, VOT XX MVLT XXX. Last is Constantius II, falling horseman type, FEL TEMP...
Third is Constantine II, campgate reverse, PROVIDENCIAE CAESS. You're holding the reverse upside down. Fourth is Constantius II, GLORIA...
The first is a follis of Constantine the Great, IOVI CONSERVATORI reverse type. Second is Constans, GLORIA EXERCITVS type, two soldiers, one...
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