It’s more than perfect for a Dansco set because it’s nice enough to be slabbed. The Braided Hair Half Cents did not circulate very much. Almost...
The point is, when I can’t draw a crowd, I don’t get a chance speak. There was more than a decade between the 1795 and Lincoln pieces. The only...
I have been able to give programs at the FUN show on two occasions. One program was on the coins of the first U.S. Mint in 1795, including the...
They made special effort to get me to post there. I sort of had a special educational section. I give them essays for a while, but didn’t get many...
The rumor I have heard is that CAC might get in the actual slab business. A dealer at Summer FUN told me that as well. They have been contacting...
Over graded in my opinion. The big mark on Ms. Liberty's right breast is enough to take it out of the MS-66 class. When you blow up the photo, you...
As soon as you put a "70" grade on any U.S. coin, there will be registry buyers who will pay what it takes. So far as the "Will it last?"...
Mint luster is very important when one is grading these coins. The IP photo shows very little of it. I see frost in protected areas, but not much...
Cameo Proofs were unusual during this period. Therefore, just because a piece is a well preserved Proof, it does not mean that it is a Cameo. Most...
One of the worst emperors? When the list of the worst includes Caligula, Commodus, Didius Julianus (who bought the position), Caracalla and...
MS-62
Since you bought it in an English auction, there is more reason to understand why a coin like this would be raw. Still, my advice is be careful.
Here's one that is in an NGC MS-62 holder. [ATTACH]
One rule of thumb at this point in time to consider. When you see a really expensive coin offered raw, you need to think, "Why is this coin raw?"...
It all depends upon what is on the third side of the coin, the edge. If the reeding is flat or messed up, it's an indicator that the coin has been...
No, the problem really started in the 1920s and especially the '30s. The Oregon Trail commemorative half is viewed by many as the prettiest coin...
Going by the photos, I would say AU-58. Let’s hope you get graders who knows about the strike issues for this variety. I think that the piece...
Yes, minting these coins and Washington - Carver commemorative half dollars for multiple years and mints became abusive. It was one of the factors...
She can't be any worse that the last guy with respect to how he regarded collectors. He was the pits.
My first job after I finished undergraduate school was as a cost accountant for a chemical company. I will use some of those skills to give you...
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