The retail value might be around $200 to $250 if the piece has no problems. I don't see any problems, but the photo is shot at an angle which...
Yes, the 1907 low relief Saint is an interesting coin. Now all you need is the High Relief. ;) Seriously, you might think about getting a 1907...
These coins were produced circa 1723 for circulation in the American British colonies. They were made of copper, zinc and, it’s been written, a...
You can't buy sets like this from pictures of multiple coins sitting albums. You need close-up pictures of the key coins and even then it's carp...
That is cheap given the amount detail that is left on the piece. That's $37.50 to $62.50 in U.S. dollars. The wholesale Good to VG price is $30 to...
This is an example of an inexperienced person messing with a coin that should have been left alone. The obverse shows heavy traces of toning that...
Here are a couple of genuine King Edward I pennies. This first one is well preserved, but has a bit too much "ghosting" on the obverse. These...
These coins are not thick enough to have a seem. I don’t think that the coin is good, but I can’t post pictures of real ones until tomorrow. The...
I once owned an example of that 1809 half cent variety. It was a fairly recent (the last 45 years discovery), which has minor differences from the...
It looks like aluminum oxide. You can’t clean that because it’s the metal in the token has become.
The Panama-Pacific gold dollar is much more common than the quarter eagle. I have been looking for the "perfect one" with no marks and no rub on...
Today we are celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington was the central figure in the founding of the United...
These tokens are quite common and have been around for a long time. I have one somewhere.
The No Stars Dime was the last type that I needed when I completed my type set for the first time in the mid 1990s. I had given up, at that point,...
I suppose I should post a couple Wilson buttons He pushed for a shorter work week for railroad workers, which for safety reasons, was a good...
Woodrow Wilson, not one of my favorite presidents. He was the only president to have a PhD. He was very bright, but was he also very arrogant...
How to fix a bend gold coin? I have heard that you can put it between two pieces of soft pine and tap it with a hammer. I have never tried it,...
Most collectors I have known say that a hole is the worst. That goes double for one that is ragged and not smooth, like one made by a nail. As...
MS-64
I have not posted this one for a while. The grade is PCGS PR-64. [ATTACH] It's hard to get the Proof coin mirrors ''straight on." Here it is...
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