If you are willing to collect these coins in grades like MS-61, this might be your time. I saw some in PCGS MS-61 holders at the recent Tampa show...
I went and enjoyed it. But I figure this will be the first and last one. The public attendance was poor. A lot of the national dealers with whom...
There are instances of where the dies rotated to other positions while some of these coins were struck. Therefore there are "tweeners." One theory...
Here is a quick lesson on the four die rotation alignments that have been laid out for the Gobrecht Dollars. Learned this in words in hard....
Auctions work for dealers because they are open to buying anything within their area of business that is attractively priced. Most collectors have...
Looking at the close-up picture of the coin, I'd say it's over graded. It's got black fly specks which would knock it down to PR-64. There are...
I prefer to buy coins, tokens and medals from dealers. Even I pay more, which I'm not convinced that I am doing in all cases, I've got the item...
It’s in the MS-62, 63 range. Since the color is off in the photo, it’s probably R&B or Brown. It’s got too many marks to grade any higher.
No, the eagle on the Flying Eagle cent is a close match, but it’s not perfect. I used to think that it was a perfect match.
The thinking is the 1839 dollars with the alignment IV (medal turn, eagle flying horizontally) were issued for circulation, although there were...
The 1839 dollar was probably sold or traded to a collector in the late 1850s or 1860s who carefully preserved it. The Philadelphia Mint was...
The mintage of over 300 pieces in 1838-9, which reached circulation, it’s one of those grey area patterns. The 1836 dollar, with the stars on the...
It is very similar. There were a few eagles that appeared on the cent patterns that Longacre designed in the 1850s. That one, borrowed from the...
I purchased this piece at the Tampa Coin show which was held this week. The attendance had to be disappointing for the promoters, but it was a...
I use a regular stapler or a staple gun and then mush down the back of the staples with a pair of plyers.
It will grade somewhere around VF-30, unless it's been hairlined from cleaning. It's got a dull look, which makes one think of baking soda,...
The best Bust Half Dollar I have ever owned. [ATTACH] A gold sovereign from "across the pond." [ATTACH] An 1825 quarter eagle. Any U.S....
This is one of things you will learn about the U.S. Mint. They have a great idea, like the State Quarter series, which was very popular and did a...
This was my first Red Book, the 13th Edition. My uncle gave it to me for Christmas in 1959. The Red Book is now up to the 78th Edition. [ATTACH]
I would get him an album that has spaces for the quarters. One of the ways to tell if a person is a potential collector is to see if they have a...
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