I don't believe there is anything unethical about keeping a counterfeit or altered coin in your collection. However, I would be concerned about...
I was thinking about the ethical and legal ramifications of selling this coin. Then I realized that one of only two situations where I would be...
It's an altered coin and crudely done in terms of both art and accuracy. Collecting value is nil except as a curiosity piece. Unfortunately, as...
I have several of the 1884-CC in the original boxes with COAs that I inherited from my father. They will never leave their original packaging as...
@Vertigo, you called? I've been in Augusta, GA for the last week; Family; Friends; Golf; Rich Food & Drink. Six rounds in six days - the old...
65 for sure. I wouldn't say 66 without seeing it in hand. The toning looks nice in the photos but the obverse is dark, not terminal but...
The trade dollar was intended, not to replace the Liberty Seated Dollar, but to serve another purpose entirely. The Far East Trade was dominated...
Well, Randy, I'll go way out on a limb and venture it's not menopause. But, it's not uncommon for interest to wane after goal (s) have been...
I was at breakfast this morning at my local diner when one of the fellows produced the following countermarked 1866 half dollar that he said had...
Congrats! That's one that's on my list, too.
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That story was from 2020, before the pandemic struck. I'd bet he's out now with the pandemic releases we saw.
Agree. Among the genuine reverse dies of 1826, the subject coin most closely resembles Reverse H of N-9 but is not an exact match. The obverse...
Working from John Wright's book: I can't match the OP's coin to any of the three die marriages nor any of the six dies. The date is narrow, like...
Reminds me of the old joke about the thief who says "I'm not stealing boxes, I'm stealing wheelbarrows!" Seriously, I got a message from ANA...
And that is exactly why EAC created its own grading system for early copper. The TPGs do not or will not understand early copper and that is why...
Just for comparison purposes, here's my NGC graded MS-60. I think yours is a bit better which is why I ventured MS-62. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It would help tailor a response if you told us your area of copper coin collecting interest. I am going to assume that your interest is in early...
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The various explanations are all credible. You may never know and HA may not be able to tell you. Worth asking, though. Even with a fast...
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