That is a really nice coin! Usually family heirlooms are beat up and sometimes cleaned. I would say the coin has a decent shot at MS-65, but the...
@Tall Paul, I agree with you about not bothering with all of the dates and mint marks in the "classic commemorative" series. Many of those coins...
The silver content was reduced in 1853 because the California gold rush increased the supply of gold to the point where the relative price silver...
Yes, most of them started as collectors, but are collectors no longer.
Sorry, but you think that modern Proof coins in PR-70 holders are "good investments," you are barking up the wrong tree. As a collector, I really...
I remove them. It leads directly back to the lot number which makes it easier for future people to know what you paid. And, as others have said,...
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