My secret Santa was very generous. First was a interesting wooden token which I believe urges me to not put things off. [ATTACH] Second were a...
Okay. I remember the late '70s and early '80s when inflation was over 20%. Not fun despite that fact that I had a good job and an employer who was...
Be careful what you wish for. The gold and silver markets are killing the numismatic market (fun), and these high medal prices show that many...
They have become quite a bit more expensive, even the common ones.
Here is the 1953 set I mentioned earlier. The great thing about straight from the mint package coins is that they have not been messed with. The...
I bought this half laural raw. It still is raw. [ATTACH]
I just looked at the set. It has the usual haze original sets can get when stored in the original packaging. It’s not great, but it’s not...
I would look at how much you paid for the set, and how nice the coins are. The 1950 Proof set coins are notorious for dull luster and poor eye...
One of my favorite Civil War token makers was Henry D. Higgins who made the Indiana primitives. Higgins made copy dies from tokens he liked, but...
Here is a "staight on shot" and an angle shot. [ATTACH] The coin does display this luster when you see it in person. [ATTACH] Here is...
Capturing mint luster. I can doing it using angles, but straight on shots are tough. Highly lustrous and Proof coins are hard capture the whole...
Most of the die state price action comes from early copper collectors from what I have seen. Dramatic die failures can attract interest in other...
I am not an expert in paper money, but oddly enough, it was illegal to hold and collect the gold certificates after Roosevelt’s gold surrender...
The heat theory sounds reasonable. U.S. Mint bronze is made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. That's not say that the alloy is mixed perfectly in...
Here is one of the most popular New England Civil War token varieties, the salamander press token. I bought this one many years ago when I lived...
In the old days it met that the lot was sold to someone who had bid a reserve ahead of the auction. It also could mean that the consignor had a...
Ebay is heavily involved in a segment of the collector market which requires expertise which they do not have. Since there are no penalties for...
Lots of games go on with auctions, which bidders don't know about. It's supposed to be illegal, but that's only if they get caught. Years ago I...
Recently I started thinking about an exhibit of the eight, normal sized $5 gold coins which were issued from each of the United States. Purists...
I received my package today. I’m to wait until Christmas.
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