This is my main US series (I collect by Browning type). I would be suspicious of any small capped bust quarter XF and below if it didn't have dark...
Well technically they did a couple times, but the size and weight changes were very small. The final standard for the silver dime was established...
I've sent coins into NGC for reholdering when the slabs were really bad. They charge $10 to reholder, but I discovered that if you send in an...
The dime denomination was established in 1796 as 2.7g of 0.892 silver at 19mm and decreased in size slightly a couple times until the fineness was...
Hungary 50 Filler 1948BP Aluminum: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The listed prices are suggested retail prices for PCGS graded coins. They can be informative but are no substitute for practical knowledge of...
Why PCGS? NGC is much more respected for world coins. When I buy world coins in PCGS slabs I always pay less due to the added cost of having to...
The 1811 has a bit more actual wear in addition to the weak strike (which doesn't hurt the grade for these). The 1803 has a better strike (still...
Both are very nice. I have experience with the 8Rs not the 8Es, but the Carolus IIII and Ferdinand VIIs for the 8Rs are often found with weak...
Here's one that I sent in to NGC at the Whitman Expo. NGC liked the coin so much that they photographed it in high resolution for use as their...
Strike is a little weak for me. Looks more like a 65 from these pics.
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The Hungarian millennium korona is one of my favorite coin designs of all time. I just picked up a PF68 CAM restrike of this coin last week.
Virtually never. Only a couple known examples.
My main US set is a graded die marriage set for small capped bust quarters (1831-1838). There are 36 marriages in all (38 if you count collar...
Hard to tell from these pics but I'm thinking 64/65
Yup. The hyper-inflation between mid-1945 and mid-1946 obsoleted currency so fast that they not only put the year on their notes, they put the...
I've bought a couple world coins from GC before. There are great coins on there sometimes, but a lot of dreck as well. They're trying to build up...
A seated quarters date/mm set. Tough and expensive set to complete due to the size, and I realized I liked other sets better.
Thanks. I ended up picking up 5 AU bust quarters this year; 3 50s and a pair of 55s. The 1835 B-2 was the nicest of the lot, though the other 55...
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