Part 3 Copper Coinage By the late 1780s, it was estimated that at more than 75% of the coppers that were in circulation were...
Part 2 “Two Kings but not a crown” During its usual course of operations, the Bank of England had taken in large numbers of silver...
I wrote this article for my local club. I thought that some of you might enjoy it. I am going to cut it up into a few parts. When the...
I knew a dealer who was very heavily into modern coins back then. He did want list work and tracked down a number of these coins for his...
I posted a “like”, but it’s more like jealousy. :angelic:
Yes, Antoninus Pius is the most common aureus from what I have heard. Here is my one an only which I found at the 2022 Winter FUN show. [ATTACH]...
I sold a 1795, S-76b, plain edge large cent many years ago when I was raising money to buy a Gobrecht Dollar. The coin was sold to me as...
1943 steel cents, with the original zinc plating, have a duller matte finish. The pieces that have been re-plated are usually bright and shiny....
It's interesting to see how the counterfeiter can supply these things with many finishes, from a shiny "AU to Mint State" to a dull "EF-VF."...
For me, it's very limited. If it's an emperor like Caligula or Gordian I or II, any coin is rare. If it's rare because it's a different variety...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The dies for this piece were made by Edward Hulseman who was living in Attleboro, Massachusetts when he made this piece. He...
But it was the only Hard Times token that was frankly valued as a half cent. It goes to show what the government was coming to realize. There was...
So far as modern coins go, I buy the silver Proof sets and used to buy the commemoratives. I am getting away from the commemoratives because there...
Yes, I am struggling to get my head around the history of the Roman emperors after Constantine the Great. The murdering and killing in the 200s...
Too bad you didn’t post a picture. It helps to get the word out there because when there’s one, there’s bound to be more. The “orange hoodie...
An 1838 Half Dime that I bought from my mother's cleaning lady in 1959. I cleaned it when I was kid and improperly stored it in an envelope with...
This is almost a British tradition. If you want a hole filler for the Edward VIII spot in your collection, there are many privately issued...
MS-64. I have seen Morgan dollars with super smooth surfaces, but subdued luster, get that grade. Luster means a lot to many TPG graders. It can...
Sometimes that’s the only option when the dip residue is damaging the coin.
Unless you are referring to some VAM varieties (Die varieties of Morgan and Peace dollars) putting together most sets of these coins is not that...
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