1837 and 1842-O. Neither in high grade but nice additions to my early seated collection. The 1837 seems to have minor damage at the shield and a...
Absolutely unforgivable! edited to add: but I understand why you had to do it.
You are quite right about the 1844 "Lil' Orphan Annie Dime", @NSP. A hoard of 612 examples hit the market in or around 2003 and dispersed by HA. I...
The somewhat long title says it all: do you own any coins rare or scarce when you bought them (and for which you paid-up accordingly), but have...
Would greatly appreciate it if anybody can help with the above question. Specifically, what are the regulations - for example import duties,...
Thank you all for your opinions. They are very much appreciated. (This really helps me putting a grade on my coin). These little coins seem to be...
Actually, the second coin has lots of luster and is prettier in-hand. Unfortunately, there are a couple of things I am pretty useless at: one of...
Lots of good comments here regarding the decline in prices. Thank you, all. Being a collector of early US coins, as well as ancients, 17th/19th...
Curious how these two compare. Neither set of pics is great, please do what you can. Thanks! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My favorite coin: This 1766 William Pitt Farthing commemorates the english Statesman who defended the rights of the American Colonists before...
I have bough coin with holes in them because they happen to be very rare. So, damaged is acceptable (to me) if the rarity, and/or the historical...
Quote from @Jack D. Young : "Eduard, is this for all grades or in general? The large cent variety market has certainly gone down recently, maybe...
Was looking at Ebay completed prices out of curiosity this morning and noticed these are currently going for (a lot?) less than 5-10 years ago?...
This link lists all of the mintmarks for most Spanish kings: https://www.maravedis.net/cecaslista.html For Carlos III the following are listed:...
Thank you, @I.cutler for your comment. I would have been happy with a halfpenny as well, and in fact, that is what i was initially looking for....
Thank you, Collecting Nut, for your kind comment. Finding this piece gave me an excellent opportunity to read up on this and other events on the...
Thank you, @Oldhoopster .As you state, the Pitt tokens certainly has a lot of historical background. That is the reason why I appreciate the type...
Thank you for your replies. Thank you, @ksparrow, for me what is special about this Token is the history behind it. You truly feel like you are...
It took six weeks for the news to reach America, but when it did, the reaction amongst the inhabitants of the American Colonies was one of great...
I thought that was a good price.
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