It does not take much to get back a "details" grade on a $2.50 Indian. If someone scraped off a copper stain (caused by an improper mixing of the...
Yes, if I had my way, twelve Caesars would all be aureii. That is beyond my budget. The only aureus I have is a one from Antonius Pius which is...
My first gold coin was an 1854 Type II gold dollar. I bought it from my mother’s cleaning lady. Type II gold dollars had begun to become a big...
VF-25 in terms of wear, but the rims are a concern. If they net graded it, it's a Fine-15 to VF-20.
If it’s made of the “silver” the Chinese use in their Morgan “silver dollars”, you are paying $10 for pot metal.
From what I have seen here, the mint has made a lot of collectors angry. I am glad that I am pretty much done with the modern crap the produces. I...
I can't believe that mint officials were this dumb. It's sort of like they are teasing us with their borish behavior. They can take those cents...
The United States Mint has become monopoly pricing institution. If it were a private business dealing in a product everyone needed, there would be...
Expericened collectors will tell you to be carful about removing some crud from coins. You might not be happy with what you find under it.
I have become more sensitive to cleaning because it seems that more well circulated coins get docked for it these days. I used to easier on that...
Jimmy Carter was a good man who was a weak president. One could argue that he was the greatest ex-president because of his extensive charity work...
Fine-12 sharpness, but I’m concerned about the brightness in the fields and the dark halo around the devices. Could be a sign of improper cleaning.
The coin on the left is a VF-25 or 30. The one on the right has a much better obverse and is an EF-40. I’d put that one in your set.
I found a large number of World War II OPA tokens in an old trunk many years ago. When I put together a set of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents,...
Cracking out key date coins is what my old economics professor called “a consumption act.” In order to get a decent price for the coin when you or...
In the opinion of many, the world’s greatest grader who is infallible. What they don’t realize is that others slap on stickers too. Early in the...
Don’t buy the sticker also. I’ve gotten into trouble with the dealers who live by marketing CAC, but I’ll say it again. CAC gets it right 95+% of...
I believe that the Omaga counterfeits were all copies of the 1907 High Relief $20 gold. He also made a particular date of the $3 gold although I...
The high price of gold bullion has sucked all the premiums out of less than Gem Uncirculated (MS-65) $20 gold coins. They sell for about melt now,...
I wish that it were a little nicer, but here is my Chain Cent. I would like to get a Chain AMERI. some day, but I've been blown out of the water...
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