It could be worse. In the days before slabbing became common, I heard a story about a guy who was cutting into a cardboard coin mailer with...
I would want to make sure they go to someone who can get it right. Grading is expensive enough these days without paying for mistakes.
Bob Grellman, who a book on the late date die varieties, was a walking encyclopedia. He can take one look at these coins and attribute them. It’s...
She is far from my favorite person in history, so it does not matter to me. This is button from the 1940 presidential campaign. [ATTACH]
I think I see graffiti after "AMERICA" on the reverse. If it really is there, whatever cleaning will not matter. It will get a "details" grade.
It's from either 1936, 1940 or 1944. I would tend to lean toward 1940 and '44 because that was when FDR was re-elected to his third and fourth...
Julius Caesar was not an emperor; he was a dictator. Most people ignore that.
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, liked to be pulled by lions instead of horses. [ATTACH] Her husband preferred horsepower. [ATTACH]
It's probably better than putting acid on it. That was approach for many years. The design of the Buffalo Nickel left the date exposed. It wore...
Full Head, but it has a slight rub. It’s not Mint State, and it has some hairlines from cleaning. The white balance is off in the photo. If this...
Once you beyond the MS-64 grade, it becomes impossible to determine exact grades by number. If you coin is an MS-66, Red, it would a waste of...
The only way you can get big bucks for a very high grade zinc, copper coated cent is to get it in a PCGS MS-68 or higher holder. That is nearly...
I bought that one from the late Catherine Bullowa in the late 1970s. NGC called it “AU-50” which it isn’t. It was made at about the same time as...
That piece was made to holed so that it could be mounted on a ribbon or string and worn. The pieces in high grade without a hole, especially is...
According that reference it is NY 630-17.
Nope. I'm only good at advising you on whether or not you should dip a coin. For many pieces it can do more harm than good, but it does have its...
Not from me. I hate the rattle holders because they rattle and they don't fit in the conventional storage boxes. When I see a coin in a rattle...
A 1793 Wreath Cent. [ATTACH]
The Lincoln piece is the most common of the rail splitter varieties from the 1860 campaign. The fellow holding the wedge appears to be Stephen...
For me, it's PCGS for U.S. coins and NGC for tokens and foreign and ancient coins.
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