It is remarkable that a bronze coin could be preserved like that under a pile of wood chips. My guess is that it must have been there for far...
The common practice for coin dealers, dating back to probably the ‘20s, was to obtain rolls of new coins at face value or a little over and sell...
These cents will crop up now and then because many were saved back then. Large numbers of rolls were set aside as “investments” and roll trading...
I found the 1971 coins boring and depressing. With the silver out of the half dollar, the Proof set looked like a sorry mess. I am a Proof set...
I will be there and have been invited to speak at the educational forum. The topic will be the $5 gold piece.
You also have the question of "full sized lots." The 90% silver coins are sold in lots of $1,000 face value. Lots which are smaller than that...
He’s already done it. Back in the mid 1800s, some observers thought that the 1813 large cent would become scarce because so many of them that he...
I'll put this way. I don't like it. The surfaces appear to be too grainy. Here is a 1912 in ciruclated condition [ATTACH] And one graded...
I've heard that the mint has a big stockpile of cent planchets. The coin will no longer be made for circulation, but it will be included in Mint...
Oddly enough, I mislabeled it as "1796 - 1797." Here's the link: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-penny-date-set-1796-and-1797.418786/
If you want to get them graded, be selective. Some would get straight grades; others will not and would be a waste of money. For example the 1812...
Here are a couple of John Marr Civil War tokens. Marr is one of favorite token makers. He was a true artist. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a...
Those tokens are neat, but the price for them has gone beyound my desire to pay. I'll have to content myself with this. [ATTACH]
The 1811 cent is the second “key date” in the Classic Head Cent set. It is not as scarce as the 1809, and it is not even close to the rarity of...
I was going over the four or five options, depending on your point of view. None of them are cheap, and I have to admit that I have not followed...
I did it. I’ll have to find it and post a link tomorrow.
Great collection, @lordmarcovan! ;) I don’t have the gold, and I’ve never had much luck acquiring a Julius Caesar lifetime portrait coin. I have...
If it goes to $800, it will do so for a short time, probably driven by speculators. At that price, it will have gone beyond the means of the raw...
I had an interesting conversation with a local brick and mortar coin dealer a couple of days ago. He specializes in collector coins and proudly...
I collect coins for fun. The profits are a byproduct. Key dates become key dates because they are the scarcest coins in a series. When you buy...
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