I purchased this Andrew Johnson Indian peace medal in copper at the recent FUN show. I like to purchase 19th century presidential medals when I...
I went to the Winter FUN show with a fairly open want list. I had my usual list, but nothing was standing out on it. Ultimately I ended up buying...
I received a National Geographic publication, “Hidden London, Digging Through the City’s Buried Past” for Christmas. On page 39, it cited “Roman...
I had thought about buying an example of this minor, and not often recognized gold type coin for a while. This piece represents an interesting...
I just received this coin from a London dealer. It is Richard II grote or four pence piece. All of these coins were struck at the Tower of London...
"We all have our hobbies!" [ATTACH]
I have trying to read more on my British hammered coins. This is quite a task because many of them have mushy or missing letters that impossible...
Fuld 132 and 132A Fuld 132 and 132A are quite similar. The dies were made by Rudolph P. Laubenheimer. Laubenheimer came to America in 1854. After...
Fuld 129 [ATTACH] The Fuld book lists many varieties of this Lincoln piece, all of them rare. This example was an extra special piece for 19th...
This is a first a series of posts about these interesting Lincoln pieces. The 1864 presidential election was one of the most...
Of all of the heroes who emerged from the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln continues to be the leader who is most admired. Although Grant and Sherman...
I wrote this article for my local club. I thought that some of you might enjoy it. I am going to cut it up into a few parts. When the...
I saw this piece at the Summer FUN show and really liked it. The trouble is the price was really high, in part because it's the finest known...
Ferrotypes are neither coins nor tokens, but many coin collectors acquire them when they become interested in political pieces. These were...
It's been a while since I have been able to add the coin of new British king to my collection. I bought this at auction, and probably paid too...
Recently I ran across a 1967 issue of the Numismatic Scrapbook magazine in my files. The magazine was a favorite among collectors from generations...
Over on the "Coin Chat" area there was an 1854 Type II gold dollar with a nasty hole in it. During the discussion, I pointed out the Type II gold...
Here is an interesting link between a mid-19th century political token and an early 20th century pinback button. Supporters of Martin Van Buren...
Does anyone know way a pair of keys were placed on either side of King Henry VII's portrait on this two pence? I have not been able to find...
[ATTACH] George Washington Siege and British Evacuation of Boston March 17, 1776 “We must all hang together, or most assuredly we...
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