That counterfeit of the 1955 doubled die cent has been around for quite awhile. I added to my virtual “black cabinet” of counterfeit coins years...
The Parys Mine tokens were introduced in 1787 to pay the mine workers. The mine operators had no choice because there was no money to use to pay...
It's actually German.
The @The Eidolon makes a good point about the demand for copper for ship bottoms. Still, “the cart wheels” were given their excessive weight...
Zinc does not tone brown; it just fades away and turns to dust. Perhaps the copper coating has been driven in below the surface.
Yes, I will keep my Proof set run going, and I would like to get the Proof Peace Dollar. The trouble is the mint has got this subscription thing...
MS-66 Full Bans. The trouble is once you get to MS-66 and beyond, it's virtually impossible to grade them from the photo. It could be an MS-67,...
I am kind of surprised that you can't see in a white zinc color at the bottom of the holes. It might have something with the way a computer...
Generics have never been at the top of the list, unless they were made of gold and the price of bullion went way up. So far as collectors' items...
The sad part is these coins are really common, but they are still expensive. Therefore the copies continue to be made and sold. You are right not...
I have been studying the coinage during the reign of King George III. During that time there was a severe coin shortage because the Town of London...
I understand that. I don’t want them either, but when I bought that holed 1806 half dollar, it was what I could afford when I was in high school....
Some years ago, a group of collectors I was with were talking about the worst thing that could be wrong with a genuine coin. The consensus was...
Prices certainly changed since I was a young collector who was considering something like this. You could have had it for about $5 or less back...
Many years ago I bought an 1806 half dollar with a hole for $6.50. The sharpness grade was EF with original surfaces and good color. About 6 years...
Yes, when the supply of gold sovereigns was not large enough, the counterfeiters filled the void. Interestingly enough, they even got the weight...
One thing for sure, George Washington would not have been bragging about that many positions on his coins. In fact, he didn't want his portrait on...
Yes, at $30, it's not a problem. The reverse die was a left over from the 1790s. It was not used on half cent from the 1790s, but it is style of...
Well the King of England was the King of France for a while ... back in the early 1400s to the 1430s. Henry V laid claim to the crown, but his...
I have to confess that I mostly collect British and Roman imperial coins for the history. Yesterday I was looking at the legends that appear on...
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