The price was through the roof over a decade ago. This one, which replaced the piece I posted earlier, was in the low 5 figures. It has luster in...
Since the coins were minted in the second century, there has been a lot of time for someone, other than the ancient Romans, to have taken them...
[ATTACH] I like the Proofs that are struck on bronze planchets, not zinc, much better.
Four Dollar gold stellas are attractive coins, but I view them as patterns, not regular issues. For that reason, I have never gone after one....
I think that it is still a VF-30 today. This variety was lightly struck and had weaker details that some Flowing Hair Dollars from the day it was...
EF sharpness, improperly cleaned.
It now has the infamous “orange hoodie.”
Yes, when you have deflation, the economy is really in the tank. That happened during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
@potty dollar 1878, that coin looks like it has small pox.
Thank you.
At this point, it doesn't really matter. The cent has no buying power. It is basically worthless. It costs more than a cent to produce it. The...
I recently finish a book by Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth, Nero, Matricide, Music and Murder in Imperial Rome. The authors mentions values...
The diagnostic point on the merchant die is the positioning of the star, the "H" below it and the "T" below that. Die 29310 has the left side of...
I was attributing some Civil War Tokens yesterday and ran into one that seems like it's unlisted. This is from the Broas (pronounced "Bwas") Pie...
I don’t think you are going to buy this for less than VG money. Low grade (Good) examples of this type look terrible.
Unfortunately, PCGS did not photograph many of the coins they graded until a few years ago. It's one of the flaws in their business model in my...
It would have been an MS-66, except for that depression on the Ms. Liberty's cheek. It's in an unfortunate spot. I'm going to say MS-64. It's...
It's not worth the money. I just had three pieces of Confederate currency certified. The charge was $37 apiece for economy service plus shipping...
Size was the factor that really killed the Twenty Cent Piece. Like the quarter and the Susan B. Anthony Dollar, when you reach into your pocket,...
You can check out the Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795 - 1933 by Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth. It will tell you pretty much the same story for...
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