The “barn door” Indian Cents has nothing to do with the closed and open 3 varieties of the 1873 cent. It has to do with a find, which cropped in...
I collect NGC and PCGS graded coins. My preference runs toward PCGS because I have seen few mistakes in their holders, and I think the PCGS slab...
There’s the story of a barn in upstate New York where there a date set Indian cents, each one nailed to a door. Too bad they didn’t have coin...
In addition to using them as jewelry, coins were also holed to make them into tool parts. In medieval England, it was believed that if one wore...
Money derives its value from the fact that other people and perhaps the legal system accept it as payment for goods and services. So long as...
Trusted, knowledgeable dealers at the major shows. Otherwise such dealers on the Internet. You might pay more, but you know you are not getting...
Yes, I think that VF-20 is right for the grade. Keep working with the grading guides, and you will an expert before you know it. I learned by...
The government did not give the Fugio cents recognition as money because they were perceived to be too light. The concern was they would trade as...
Yep, I’m sure. The buyers’ fees started about 10 years later and grew from 10% to 15% to 20% and more.
it’s “deem.”
About 40 years ago the finest known example of this coin came up in an auction. In those days everything was catalogs, no Internet. For a...
Probably three-quarters of the 1792 half dismes were owned by Jefferson at some point. The latest research showed that Jefferson had $75 worth of...
Think that there will increases in interest in the older cents, including the Indian and wheat cents. Prices for rolls of wheat cents might...
I can’t imagine writing a 5-figure check for a raw coin these days. I have written a low 4-figure check for an ancient Roman coin within the last...
I don’t think so, unless two very wealthy collectors fight over it. It seems that the 1804 Dollar (original, circa 1834) has lost a lot of steam...
I think that the 1933 double eagle has sold for $18 million. To think, that coin is a piker compared to the coins on this list. Who knew? :jawdrop:
Yes, the surfaces have spongy look, and the details are fuzzy. It’s like a “circulated, Mint State coin.
Yes, the two remaining coins in the Smithsonian are struck on both sides.
Yes, they are expensive. The half dime is graded AU-53. It would have been an AU-58 except for the scratch on the bust. The dollar is graded...
The 1797 half dime, diameter 16.5 mm. Given the technology of the time, can you imagine getting this much detail on a coin this size? [ATTACH]...
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