The reason for that is that there is a huge demand for the coin. Between to the factors of supply and demand, demand is far more important. Even...
Here is a link to the PCGS site about 1909-S-VDB counterfeits. https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1110851/1909-s-vdb-authentic-or-fake#latest
Do yourself a favor and only buy one that has been certified by a legitimate certification service. I was joking at my presentation at FUN, but I...
Here is a genuine example of this variety. [ATTACH]
I would like to finish my date set of cents from 1793 to date. I have eight large cents to go. The one key date is the 1804. As it usually is, I...
My mother was convinced that it was illegal to own gold coins in the early 1960s. She was astonished when she was at the coin counter at the...
The American Revolutionary War, guinea dated 1776. The guinea was the most popular British gold coin during this period. It was worth 21...
Here's an example of how popular the inaugural medals could be. When Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term in 1940, the inaugural...
The implication is that you can be fooled for a very low price.
For those who have not studied early U.S. dollars, the only early piece that the bust of Liberty too far to the left was dated 1795. If it's dated...
No, it's okay. The "D" on the 1932-D Quarter is in higher relief than normal. It often is a dirt catcher and sometimes kind of blobby.
This 1905 Theodore Roosevelt piece is regarded as either the #1 or #2 most desirable inauguration medal. The 1921 Harding medal is much rarer, but...
Your silver 25th anniversary piece is interesting. The 1953 inaugural medal in silver marked the first time that the silver medals were offered to...
@fretboard, here are the 1897 and 1901 McKinley inaugural medals. In 1897, and for the two previous inaugurals, the official medal was mounted on...
When I was a dealer, I made specialty for asking for and filling want lists. It was a good way to do business because the vast majority of times,...
It seems that Trump does not have officicial inaugural medal. In the past the medals have been used as fund raisers for the inaugural events, but...
Here is the 19th century version of the Millard Fillmore Indian Peace medal. This piece has a diameter of 76 mm (about 3 inches), and is listed in...
From what I have read, the 1856 Flying Eagle Cents were struck as Mint State (business strike) pieces. The pieces struck in 1857 and later were...
Proofs of U.S. coins dated before 1858 are as scarce as hen’s teeth, except for 1836 to 9 dated Gobrecht Dollars. You will pay 5 figure prices for...
The “scratches” are marks that were probably on the planchet before the piece was struck. The quality of the dies that the mint made to strike...
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