Yes, price paid is the key. It is harder to find Charlotte Mint coins in the better grades than Dahlonega Mint pieces.
The 1856 Flying Eagle Cent is no good. The "5" in the date is not right. If you draw a line down from the end of the hat on the "5" it should run...
I think that it is genuine. The mint mark looks to be correct as well as the rest of the coin. Here is a Mint State example you can use for a...
Fuld 132 and 132A Fuld 132 and 132A are quite similar. The dies were made by Rudolph P. Laubenheimer. Laubenheimer came to America in 1854. After...
Fuld 129 [ATTACH] The Fuld book lists many varieties of this Lincoln piece, all of them rare. This example was an extra special piece for 19th...
This is a first a series of posts about these interesting Lincoln pieces. The 1864 presidential election was one of the most...
A good rule of thumb: Bad pictures, PASS.
Yea, but the next guy might not try to sell it for what it is.
I have never been much of a pattern coin collector. I have three coins that have been called pattern coins at one time, the 1792 half disme, the...
They are now approaching 50 years old. When I was a kid in the 1960s, finding a 50 year old coin in circulation was big deal. Maybe they are...
I would say low end UNC., like MS-61. There really isn't any rub, but it's got a lot of bag marks on the obverse which impair the eye appeal....
You are correct. Here is the 1907 low relief Saint I met to post. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here the coin that Teddy Roosevelt wanted, the High...
Of all of the heroes who emerged from the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln continues to be the leader who is most admired. Although Grant and Sherman...
That is an interesting, affordable and historic example of coin from the San Francisco's first year of operations. The quarter and half eagles are...
It's okay, but if the toning gets much deeper the coin will be dull and unappealing. I'm not totally sure that it is natural. It may be from a dip...
I have to go with this one. Richard Yeoman wrote a classic article about this piece, 1848 CAL $2.50 gold. Retracing the journey the gold in this...
It looks like a PR-67, CAM. Sorry, but I have to ask. If you can spend the money it takes to buy that 1891 Proof dollar, why did you buy a Bust...
The marks will prevent that coin from getting a straight grade. Even if they were not there, the coin only has VF sharpness which is not high...
I think that the OP coin is over graded at MS-66. Here is the first $20 gold I bought back in 1965. I had it graded 20+ years ago. NGC called in...
Part 4 Privately Issued Tokens Noting that a privately owned concern, the Bank of England, had issued tokens, other businesses were...
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