I throw these two coins up to show some graded pieces. This 1921 Peace Dollar is graded MS-65. You might question the grade because of the mark...
If what you are thinking about buying is a camera that is tied to a computer, forget it unless you use it with a laptop that NEVER TOUCHES THE...
The Bechtler dollar was one of my goof ups with respect to price. At the time I bought that piece, the price in EF was, in round numbers, $1,000....
This seems to have stalled out so let's see if we can finish it. Here is a 1794 dated coin, although it was actually made in 1795. All of the...
I should post this one since I didn't use on the posting that taking the dates down instead of up. [ATTACH]
With all due respect, it's interesting how grading works these days. About a quarter century ago, I sent this example of the same variety into one...
I think that spending funds to conserve this piece is a waste of money. The coin is pitted and badly damaged. The conservation will only remove...
@AtlantaMan, were these coins stored in a garage or an attic? It seems like a number of them are damaged from environmental issues. I am posing...
Many coins in MS-60 to 62 holders are over graded. They are often AUs that got a bump. With grade-flation, it's only gotten worse. If the coin...
Since I refuse to bother with eBay auctions, that doesn’t work. The point is, the grading services have raised their prices and done away with...
It seems like dealer don’t offer the “Crossing the Delaware” piece except as some varieties. I have zero interest in those, especially at high prices.
I had only one decent example of the “spoot” when I was a dealer, and I sold it. Since then I ran into another that was in an MS-65 red holder...
Part of my "return to childhood" raw Indian Cent set. [ATTACH] This is an 1886 Type II Indian Cent. In 1886, Charles Barber redid the Indian...
From I understood, the silver that went into these Franklin Mint pieces, which were smaller than a dime, was "snuck on" the space capsule. I think...
When I first saw this in the listing, I thought that it was a fake Chinese Seated Dollar. The obverse doesn't look like a dime
Type I, an SS Central America "show off" coin. [ATTACH] Type II This type is hard to find in Choice or Gem Mint State because there have been...
That is a nice example of the 1908 No Motto Saint. They tend to come with flat strikes and indifferent luster. This was the first $20 gold piece...
I bought these two to show the change in type between the high relief and low relief. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Recently I have been working on raw coin sets for the short set of Walking Liberty Half Dollars in Mint State and Indian Cents in EF to AU. I have...
The expected useful life of a coin used to be 20 to 25 years. Coins from the '20s are now 90+ years old, so it's no surprise that they are rarely...
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