I might break even on my collection if I sold it now, according to the Grey Sheet. I would have been way ahead if I had not bought anything in the...
I don't like Proof coins in Danco or any other album. All that offers is a good chance that they will be ruined. I bought an album for my great...
But Breen claimed that sometimes, the mint would "slip" a Mint State coin into a Proof set if they are run out of the coins. We know that Breen...
Here is group of five 1952 Proof sets with the original outside mailer. [ATTACH]
You can figure out the date if you can determine the Sheldon number. I did that with four cents a collector had many years ago. The trouble is, if...
My first gold coin was an 1854 Type II gold dollar. I bought it from my mother’s cleaning lady in the early 1960s. It graded VF, but it had a weak...
If it's listed in the HTT book, it does. It's been listed for many years. I collect mostly the political pieces. This is perhaps the most common...
The Early American Coppers (EAC) club picked up on that many years ago and added the Hard Times tokens to the pieces their members study and collect.
Since it's been a day, I really posted the 1836 half eagle so that I could post this, and 1835 sovereign. The king is William IIII, "the sailor...
The Panic of 1837 got the Hard Times token series started. This HTT, which Lyman Low called #21. This thought to be one of the earliest Hard Times...
Here is a cropped picture for those who want to see it, before eBay puts up "the orange hoodie." The reverse is out of focus. [ATTACH]...
The problem is, some of these people refuse to learn. I followed one guy who kept posting parking lot finds, asking if they were errors, over and...
I am quite sure that the pre-1936 Proof coins were only wrapped in tissue paper. When left in that paper for long term storage, the silver coins...
Yes, I am sick of the U.S. Mint’s marketing games which maximize their profits. I am glad that I never got interested in the ASE set. It’s got to...
Yes, it irks me that NGC wouldn’t back its guarantee on brown Copper, which is stable if stored properly. I can understand that for R&B and...
Yes, the very early, prior to 1936, Proof sets were usually sold in groups. The minor coins, cent through nickel, were one group. If two and...
Getting it plugged well might cost as much as you paid for the coin. I would be careful about whom you have do it. It they do a poor job, it will...
Since U.S. coins are welcome, I'll post this one. There is a good chance that at least part of gold in this 1836 $5 gold came from France. The...
A $5 Liberty with the motto. That is most common type. [ATTACH] Although, on second thought a St. Guadens $20 gold. Those are common too, but...
Yes, the pieces that I will collect in the future will be certified. I had five raw pieces graded. One, the most expensive piece by far, was...
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