The big trouble with silver is that it's bulky and takes up a lot room for the value. You can easily fill a safe deposit box and only have a small...
I have done something similar for my imperial Roman and British coins and my 19th century American presidential election tokens. The difference is...
I did something similar with Indian Cents when I was in high school. I eventually completed the set, but lost interest in it in the 1970s. I wish...
When you get below MS-64, the question is, will it be physical marks are spots. The spots is not in the optic center on the coin.
I have been gradually working on a set of large cents by die variety. I'll probably never finish it because the a decent 1799 is out of range, but...
I take it that your family was related to Abigale Adams, John Adams' wife. Otherwise you would be related to John Adams as well?
This was my biggest purchase at FUN. There are quite a few of these coins in the Heritage auction, but I liked this one better than all of those...
I only have this one. It was struck 11 months after Julius Caesar's assassination at Mark Anthony's military camp when when he was on the run from...
Here is the handout I gave at the end of the presentation. Here are the important points: Go to the certification verification pages at PCGS and...
British coins back to Alfred the Great. Imperial Roman coins Selected 18th and 19th century U.S. coins. 19th century presidential campaign tokens...
I refuse to collect any modern Chinese coins, especially pandas, because of their government’s total disinterest in combating the counterfeit problem.
Old silver can take on many colors and still be okay. Dipping silver and then having it retone over time can result in many colors. The problems...
Coins in holders won’t fix it 100% either. When I have access to my photo files, I’ll show you why. If you see hairlines running parallel in the...
#1 is pictures. It is best if the pictures are shown next to the descriptions and not in the back or some other place. Of course accurate...
I am there and will speak tomorrow at 11:45 about counterfeit detection. I will be around the exhibit area from time to time.
Business strike. It’s well struck, but Proof coins are sharper. As for color, there’s a better chance that it’s original, but it could be some...
It’s worth more like $3,300 than $20,000. “Impressive” fades away when the price is ridiculous.
The distinction here is that the TPG called the coin P-L. That does bring a premium, but nothing like the price this guy wants. I guess he’s...
That guy has a lot of nerve charging for shipping after getting an inflated price of almost $20k. He’s also selling an NGC graded coin which often...
A lot of PCGS fans don’t realize it, but NGC is #1 outside of the U.S.
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