Just wondering: Is the Hammer die always the obverse and the Anvil die always the reverse?
I had thought (incorrectly so, I now know) that all Kennedy dollars after '64 were not silver. Anyway, congratulations. I still can't get over a...
Is the bottom one the 1950? It seems a bit thinner.
Littleton has a nice beginner's guide to the Lincoln Cents. It's VERY rudimentary and thus is not a replacement for the other professional...
Believe it or not, one of the best places to get a feel for market values is eBay. If you know the approximate grades of your coins, you can, for...
What looks like spelling errors on coins are decades of wear from circulation. Or strikes from grease-filled dies.
That's what happens when they cut and paste a little bit from here and a little bit from there, and the grammar ends up being funnier than the...
I wonder what the legal recourse is if the "replica" is of an "original" that doesn't exist. The second example from the OP shows a 1918 $1 Silver...
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer!
Hahaha. BTW, I remember seeing an earlier Pony Express commemorative (1935) in the collection passed down to me. And when I did the research, I...
So that's what it is! What about the last piece - the Bird vase - does it have any unique characteristics?
In 2009, the Mint released a set containing a fascimile of the Address, in Lincoln's own handwriting, with all revisions in tact. I guess in...
Wow! I never knew that. I've seen these art glass displays in numerous malls in Singapore. They place them on lit white plexiglas pedestals and...
Wonder why they plated the silver with copper. I'm so used to seeing the reverse process.
When you get the time, do you mind sending me some photos of your art glass?
Is that little dark piece the meteorite?
Please tell me. In case NGC and PCGS don't reply.
The ones in the micro mosaic series go for thousands each. A bit above my $25 budget.
Hahaha. None of them are mine. I can only wish.
But how do they professionally evaluate gemstones, art glass, and clover horticulture? Just wondering.
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